Rapidly Rotating Records

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. So why is there a sign for the Shady Lady Ranch announcing this week’s episode of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, you’ll find out in the […] The post A “Shady Lady” Edition of RRR # 1,296 May 18. 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 one of my favorite pianists and composers, Billy Mayerl (pronounced “Merrill”) and you’ll hear him perform one […] The post A “Drunken” Edition of RRR # 1,295 May 11, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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? Well, it says so right on the photograph, so the question then becomes, “Do you know who George […] The post A “Come to Order” Edition of RRR # 1,294 May 4, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. One of my favorite films of all time is W. C. Fields’ “It’s A Gift” featuring Charles Sellon as Mr. Muckle, the blind man, pictured […] The post A “Cuckoo” Edition of RRR # 1,293 April 27, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 vibraphonist Cal Tjader, famous in the 1960s and ’70s for his Latin jazz fusion music. So what […] The post A “Touching” Edition of RRR # 1,292 April 20, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 these fellows are? They’re Wilhelm Levkowitz and Isadore Levkowitz, but better known by their stage names, Willie and Eugene, the Howard […] The post A Fact-Checked Edition of RRR # 1,291 April 13, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 not a musician, composer or entertainer. So why is he the featured image on this week’s RRR […] The post A “Locked Up” Edition of RRR # 1,290 April 6, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 cartoon character is? Many of my fellow Baby Boomers will recognize him as the evil “Master Cylinder” from Felix The […] The post A”Corrective” Edition of RRR # 1,289 March 30, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 American impresario and producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and this week’s is an “All Ziegfeld” edition of Rapidly […] The post A Florenz Ziegfeld Edition of RRR # 1,288 March 23, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 these fellows are? Regular listeners to the show will probably recognize them as The Shannon Quartet and they’ll be heard in […] The post A “St. Patrick’s Day” Edition of RRR # 1,287 March 16, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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? You hear him regularly on the show and he probably made more records during the 78 Era than […] The post A “Wildlife Rescue” Edition of RRR #1,286 March 9, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. So why is there a map of Hindoostan in the playlist of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, because in the fourth segment […] The post A “Hindoostan” Edition of RRR # 1,285 March 2, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 these fellows are? They are the popular comic vocal duo of Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell and you’ll hear two of […] The post A “Cromulent” Edition of RRR #1,284 Feb. 23, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. So why is there a waveform and spectral frequency display as the featured image for this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, for two […] The post A “Switcheroo” Edition of RRR #1,283 Feb. 16, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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? Of course you do, because his name’s right on the photograph! He’s bandleader Lloyd Huntley who is getting […] The post A Volunteer Edition of RRR #1,282 February 9, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 Irish fiddler and singer Packie Dolan. You’ll find out a bit about his short life in the […] The post “On My Way” With RRR #1,281 February 2, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 what this structure is? You’ll find out in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, having to do […] The post A Freewheeling Edition of RRR #1,280 Jan. 26, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 one of the greatest banjo players of all time, the “Banjoist Supreme,” Harry Reser. His is one […] The post A Heart-felt Edition of RRR # 1,279 January 19, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 dapper fellow is? He’s British bandleader Victor Silvester and you’ll hear him finish up the first segment of this week’s […] The post A Correctly Numbered RRR # 1,278 January 12, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 one of my favorite bandleaders, Ace Brigode, and we’ll be celebrating his birthday in the third segment […] The post A “Quiet” Edition of RRR # 1,278 January 5, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.