A Catalina Island GSB! (Giant Sea Bass) RRR 78 RPM Show – January 15, 2023

Edward Llewellyn and 425 Lb. Sea Bass on Catalina Island August, 1903
Edward Llewellyn and 425 Lb. Sea Bass on Catalina Island August, 1903

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 this fellow is? He’s trumpeter, cornetist and composer Edward Llewellyn and he is getting a birthday segment for the first time on this week’s show. Turns out, Ed was quite a sportsman, too. He’s shown here on Catalina Island in August of 1903 next to his record-breaking 425 pound black sea bass! The show starts off with a birthday salute to Basil Fomeen who has been featured several times on the show recently. We’ll have not one, but two vocabulary words on the show and in the final segment the show will just go to the dogs, or dawgs!  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 think better–musical era. Just click on the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. 

THANKS FOR LISTENING!
ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Basil Fomeen

Lola – Polka – Fomeen Brothers Orchestra
Pack Peddler – Ivan Petraka, Tenor (David Medoff) (Basil Fomeen, Accordion)
Medley: Collegiate / Save Your Sorrow / Alabamy Bound -Basil Fomeen AHO / The Fomeen Trio, v.

Segment 2: Edward Lllewellyn

Llewellyn Waltz – Rudy Wiedoeft
The Premier Polka – Arthur S. Whitcomb, Cornet
My Regards. Waltz – William H. Reitz, Xylophone

Segment 3: Macadamized

Cross Roads – Dorsey Brothers and Their Orchestra / Smith Ballew, v.
Ridin’ On Down That Road – Jack and Johnnie Powell
Waiting At The End Of The Road – The Revelers

Segment 4: Pulveratricious

Dust Pan Blues – Frankie Marvin
Dust – Gene Autry
Talkin’ Dust Bowl Blues – Woody Guthrie

Segment 5: Hot Dawg!

Hot Dawg! – Porter’s Blue Devils
Aw You Dawg – Cab Calloway AHO / Cab Calloway, v.

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4 Comments

  1. Bill Hoffman

    Having just heard your bio of Basil Fomeen, I don’t know why I had never heard of him. Thanks for smartening me up, Glenn.

    Reply
    • Glenn Robison

      Hi, Bill!

      Wow! I know I’m doing a good job when I can provide information or records that are new to you! Thanks for taking the time to post. Best wishes.

      Reply
  2. Peter Cavallo

    Howdy Glenn, thanks for the great programmes! I’d like to bring your attention to the January 15th playlist – it’s a carbon copy of the January 22nd playlist (the latter being correct).
    Pete

    Reply
    • Glenn Robison

      Thanks for listening, Peter, and for letting me know. I am aware of the problem and am working with my web developer to fix this issue, as well as “refresh” the website.

      Reply

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