Rapidly Rotating Records 78 RPM Show – 19 October 2003

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. On this evening’s show, we’ve got rhythm, we’ll celebrate the birthdays of Roger Wolfe Kahn and Noah Webster and listen to this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: HappyWe’re going to start off with some happy songs, because last week on October 16 in 1939, listeners to the NBC Blue Network heard the 15 minute radio drama “Right to Happiness” for the first time. I think the following songs will bring you a bit of happiness. Happiness Ahead – The Pickens Sisters Are You Happy? – Ipana Troubadors/Irving Kaufman At Last I’m Happy – Lew Reynolds Flexo Recording Orch Segment 2: WordsOctober 16 marked the birth in 1758 in Hartford, Connecticut of lexicographer Noah Webster. At age 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. When he finished,27 years later at age 70, Webster’s dictionary had 70,000 words in it. Noah Webster died in 1843, an American hero. So to commemorate Noah Webster, are some songs about words, starting off a song that even mentions Webster’s dictionary. Too Marvelous for Words – Dick Robertson AHO Words Can’t Express the Way I Feel – McKinney’s Cotton Pickers He’s the Last Word – Ben Pollack and His Californians / Dorothy Williams, Hannah Williams, v. Segment 3: RhythmLast week, October 14 marked the debut in 1930 of George and Ira Gershwin’s “Girl Crazy”. It was also the debut of a 21 year old former secretary named Ethel Agnes Zimmerman. You know her better as Ethel Merman and her career took off with her rendition of the most famous of the show’s 21 songs, “I Got Rhythm”. So here’s a set of “rhythm” songs. I Got Rhythm – Sam Lanin ah Merry Mad Musical Gang Savoy Rhythm – Roy Johnson’s Happy Pals Just a Little Thing Called Rhythm – George Olsen/Fran Frey Bouncin’ in Rhythm – Adrian Rollini and His Tap Room Gang Segment 4: Roger Wolfe Kahn October 19th marks the birth in 1907 in Morristown, New Jersey, of bandleader and composer Roger Wolfe Kahn. Crazy Rhythm – Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra Hot-Hot-Hottentot – Roger Wolfe Kahn AHO The Tap Tap – Roger Wolfe Kahn AHO Segment 5: This Week in Recording HistoryChatanooga Stomp – King Oliver’s Jazz Band (October 15, 1923)Forgetful Blues – Frank Westphal AHO (October 19, 1923)Everybody Stomp – Bud Lincoln (October 19, 1925) THANKS FOR LISTENING!  If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecordsAnd 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 http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks! The post Rapidly Rotating Records 78 RPM Show – 19 October 2003 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.