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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s Lupino Lane and during his career he covered every aspect of show business as a comedian, singer, actor, mime, acrobat, producer, director and theatre owner. You’ll find out his real name and hear three of his recordings in his birthday salute in the third segment of the show. Others in the birthday spotlight this week are Red Foley and Blind Alfred Reed. In other segments, we’ll engage is some merrymaking and offer a penny for your thoughts. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Click on the player above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Roysterers

Bad Girl – Paul Mills and His Merry Makers
Ev’ry Night I Cry Myself To Sleep Over You – The Manhattan Merrymakers UDO Hugo Frey
Over The Radio Waves – Synco Merrymakers

Segment 2: Red Foley

Yodeling Radio Joe – Rambling Red Foley
The 1936 Floods – Rambling Red Foley
Daffy OVer Taffy – Lule Belle and Burrhead

Segment 3: Lupino Lane

We All Go Oo! Ha! Ha! Together – Lupino Lane
An Elephant Never Forgets – Lupino Lane
I Wish It Were Sunday Night Tonight – Lupino Lane

Segment 4: Pennies

Down On Penny’s Farm – Bentley Boys
You Dropped Me Like A Red Hot Penny – Ted FioRito AHO / Muzzy Marcellino, v.
Pennies From Heaven – Count Basie AHO / Jimmy Rushing, v.

Segment 5: Blind Alfred Reed

Explosion In The Fairmont Mines – Blind Alfred Reed
Woman’s Been After Man Ever Since – Blind Alfred Reed
The Wreck Of The Virginian – Blind Alfred Reed