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.

Do you know who these fellows are? They’re the Savoy Quartet, an important transitional group between ragtime and jazz. They produce a *lot* of sound for just the four of them as you’ll hear in the final segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. That segment is all about captains, but we’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Fisher Hendley and Teddy Bunn. We’ll also look ahead to tomorrow night and in the third segment we’re just gonna “do it!” It’s also Mother’s Day here in the US and although I didn’t do a whole Mother’s Day show, or even a segment, the show wraps up with tenor Theodore Van Yorx singing the words to Rudyard Kipling’s poem “Mother o’ Mine.” There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we thing better–musical era. 

ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Fisher Hendley

Hop Along Peter – Fisher Hendley and His Aristocratic Pigs
A Pretty Gal’s Love – Henry Whitter, Fisher Hendley and Marshall Small
You Make My Heart Go Boom 0 Fisher Hendley and His Aristocratic Pigs

Segment 2: Teddy Bunn

If You See Me Comin’ – Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet / Teddy Bunn, v.
Blues Without Words – Teddy Bunn (Guitar Solo)
It’s Sweet Like That – Teddy Bunn and Spencer Williams

Segment 3: Do it!

Let’s Do It – Mike Speciale AHO
We Do It Just The Same – George’s Hot Shots
Why Did You Do It To Me, Babe? – Jack Kaufman 

Segment 4: Tomorrow night

How’s About Tomorrow Night – Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears / The Frazee Sisters, v.
Tomorrow Night – Ben Bernie AHO
Wait ‘Till Tomorrow Night – Savoy Orpheans

Segment 5: Captains

Captain Ginjah – Harry Fay
I’ve Got My Captain Working For Me Now – Savoy Quartet
Captain Cupid March – Arthur Pryor’s Band

Mother’s Day Bonus:

Mother O’ Mine – Theodore Van Yorx

THANKS FOR LISTENING!