RRR Show – August 17, 2014

Welcome to "Rapidly Rotating Records," Glenn Robison's weekly, one hour radio program of "toe-tapping music from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and 30s", broadcast Sunday evenings at 6:00 PM over KISL FM 88.7 Avalon. On this week's BRAND NEW edition of RRR, "The Queen of Tin Pan Alley," Bernice Petkere, gets her very own segment.  And we'll also do some floating, celebrate the birthday of Harry Akst, suffer some nightmares and have a :pity party."        As always, just click on the link below to instantly listen streaming online and/or download the show. And your comments, topic suggestions and requests are always welcome. Enjoy!  Rapidly Rotating Records Show – August 17, 2014 Here's the complete playlist: Segment 1: A Nightmare of Coconut Crabs Tap Dancer's Nightmare – Jimmy Dorsey AHO The Nightmare – Clyde McCoy AHO Mr. Reynard's Nightmare – Ambrose AHO Segment 2: A Float of Crocodiles Floatin' Down To Cotton Town – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.  Floating On A Bubble – Abe Lyman AHO / Sonny Schuyler, v. Floating Through The Air – Savoy Orpheans / Cyril Ramon Newton, v.  Segment 3: Harry Akst I've Got The Joys – Lanin's Southern Serenaders  Guilty – Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys / Elmer Feldkamp and Ed Kirkeby, v. There Is A Happy Land – Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra Segment 4: Bernice Petkere Lullaby Of The Leaves – George Olsen and His Music / Vocal Sextet Close Your Eyes – Ruth Etting It's All So New To Me – Hal Kemp AHO / Bob Allen, v.  Stay Out Of My Dreams – Ramona and Her Grand Piano Segment 5: A Pitying of Turtledoves Isn't It A Pity – Eddy Duchin and His Central Park Casino Orchestra / Lew Sherwood, v. City Pity Me – Harry Roy and His Cafe Anglais Orchestra / Ivor Moreton, v. Please Pity My Heart – Mills Blue Rhythm Band / Chuck Richards, v. THANKS FOR LISTENING!  If you're a member of Facebook, but haven't "liked" the show, won't you please consider doing so? Just go to www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords  RRR is also available as an iTunes podcast! To subscribe so that each new show automatically downloads to your iTunes account, go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rapidly-rotating-records/id544171535 And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can't take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you'll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks! Rapidly Rotating Records is now in the lineup of YesterYear Radio at WYYR.com. RRR is heard each Tuesday evening at 10 Eastern / 7 Pacific following David Miller's "Swinging Down the Lane." Click in to WYYR.com for some great big band programming. The post RRR Show – August 17, 2014 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.