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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 edition of the show we're going to commemorate a couple of "national" days, celebrate the birthdays of Harry Reser and Charley Straight and play some cardiac songs.  As always, simply click on the link below to listen streaming online and/or download. And your feedback, requests and topic suggestions are always welcome.

Rapidly Rotating Records Show – January 19, 2014 (128 bit mp3)

Here's the complete playlist:

Segment 1: National Blame Someone Else Day

Blame It On The Waltz – Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra / Henry Burr, v.
Bon't Blame Me – Joseph Wagstaff
Maybe I'm To Blame – Earl Hines AHO / Valaida Snow, v.
I Ain't Gonna Blame It On The Blues – Harlem Trio

Segment 2: National Nothing Day

Nothin' – Nat Shilkret AHO / Gene Austin, v.
Nothing Could Be Sweeter – The Troubadors
Nothing But – The Goergians

Segment 3: Cardiac

My Heart Stood Still – Harry Archer AHO / Scrappy Lambert, Billy Hillpot, Ed Smalle, v.
My Heart Is Bluer Than Your Eyes – Nat SHilkret & The Victor Orchestra / Don Howard, v.
You Gave Me Your Heart (So I Gave You Mine) – The Happy Six

Segment 4: Harry Reser

Blue Bonnet, You Make Me Feel Blue – Tuxedo Orchestra (Harry Reser) / Lester O'Keefe, v.
Yours With Love And Kisses – Fleetwood Orchestra / Tom Stacks, v.
Trainin' The Fingers – Harry Reser, Banjo

Segment 5: Charley Straight

Hi-Diddle-Diddle – Charley Straight and His Rendezvous Orchestra / Hannah Williams and Dorothy Williams, v.
Nesting Time – Charley Straight AHO / Keller Sisters & Lynch, v.
That's What I Call Keen – Charley Straight AHO / Frank Sylvano, v.

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