Rapidly Rotating Records 78 RPM Show – 24 August 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’ll celebrate the birthday of “The Singing Troubador” and Benny Davis, clean things up, and take a trip to Hawaii. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Benny DavisAugust 21 marked the birth in 1895 in New York City of lyricist Benny Davis. Baby Face (Music by Harry Akst) – The Buffalodians /Harold Arlen, piano & v. A Precious Little Thing Called Love – The New England Yankees / Annette Hanshaw, v. I’m Nobody’s Baby – Paul Biese Orch/Marion Harris, v. Segment 2: SoapAugust 22, 1865 William Sheppard received a patent for liquid soap, so here’s a set of rapidly rotating records about soap. Soap Suds – St. Louis Levee Band Spring Cleaning – Fats Waller and His Rhythm/Fats Waller The Mess – Thomas Morris and His Seven Hot Babies I’m Gonna Wash My Hands of You – Billy Cotton a/h Band / Teddy Foster Segment 3: Nick LucasAugust 22 marked the birth in 1897 in Newark, New Jersey of “The Singing Troubador”, Nick Lucas. Pickin’ the Guitar – Nick Lucas, guitar solo Hello Beautiful – Nick Lucas When the World is at Rest – Nick Lucas Segment 4: This Week in Recording HistoryGood News – George Olsen and His Music (August 18, 1927)If It’s Good Enough for the Birds and Bees – The Rhythmic Eight (August 23, 1931) Shaking the Blues Away – Paul Whiteman AHO (August 22, 1927) Wabash Blues – Ted Lewis Segment 5: HawaiiHawaii joined the union as the 50th state on August 21,1959, so here to commemorate Hawaii’s statehood, are some rapidly rotating records about Hawaii. Blue Hawaii – Willard Robison and His Deep River Orch / Willard Robison My Little Grass Shoack in Kealakakua, Hawaii – Ted Fiorito AHO /Muzzy Marcellino and The Debutantes I’ll Fly to Hawaii – Gowan’s Rhapsody Makers Happy Hawaiian Blues – Hawaiian Songbirds 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 – 24 August 2003 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.