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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 week’s show we’ll visit the post office, enjoy some bread, take a musical trip to Hungary, watch the clock and celebrate the birthday of Shelton Brooks.

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Baby Mail

The Merry Mail Man – George W. Johnson & Len Spencer
Mailman Blues – Tiny Mayberry
Waitin’ For The Evening Mail – Al Jolson

Segment 2: Staff of Life

Bread Line Blues – “Slim” Smith
Shortnin’ Bread – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.
Bread And Gravy – Ed Mallory AHO / Ethel Waters, v.

Segment 3: Hungarian…

Hungarian Restaurant Scene – Avon Comedy Four
Hungarian Rag – Conway’s Band
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 – Pauline Alpert

Segment 4: Top of the Hour

Three O’Clock Blues – Vic Meyers AHO
One O’Clock Baby – Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders / Franklyn Baur, v.
Nine O’Clock Sal – Ted Weems AHO

Segment 5: Shelton Brooks

Smile Your Bluesies Away – Clarence Williams’ Blue Five / Eva Taylor, v.
Walkin’ The Dog – Six Brown Brothers
Jean – Harry Raderman’s Jazz Orchestra

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