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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.
Do you know who this fellow is? He’s bandleader and Broadway composer Harry Rankle Auracher And on this week’s show he gets not one, but two segments! One with recordings by his orchestra and another with his compositions played by others. We’ll also be celebrating the birthday of vocalist and bandleader Randall “Ranny” Weeks. We’ll remind you that 2024 is an intercalary or leap year and we’ll celebrate World Radio Day. There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be taken back to an earlier–and we think better-musical era. Just click on the player above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.
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Here’s the complete playlist:
Segment 1: Harry Archer
Get A Load Of This – Harry Archer AHO
I Feel At Home With You – Harry Archer AHO / Scrappy Lambert, v.
It Must Be Love – Harry Archer AHO
Segment 2: Randall “Ranny” Weeks
Sweet Chewaukla, The Land Of Sleepy Water – Leo Reisman AHO / Ranny Weeks, v.
It’s You I Love – Colonial Club Orchestra / Ranny Weeks, v.
Out Of Nowhere – Ranny Weeks Orchestra / Ranny Weeks, v.
Segment 3: Harry Archer Played by Others
No Means Yes – Silver Slipper Orchestra
I’m Lookin’ For A Girl – Walter O’Keefe
So Sympathetic – High Hatters / Frank Luther, v.
Segment 4: World Radio Day
My Radio Girl – Eddie Morris
Broadcasting The Nightingale – Clown Argo & Company
Mr. Radio Man – Henry Scott (Lewis James)
Segment 5: Leap Year
Look Before You Leap – North Carolina Ramblers / Charlie Poole, v.
This Place Is Leaping – Ollie Shepard and His Kentucky Boys
Lester Leaps In – Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven
Hey Glenn–Outa da bloo! Try and find Harry Archer’s UK show, LUCKY BREAK. 12″ Columbia. 1934. Debroy Somers. GREAT score, and one of the very best orchestral medleys ever put on disc. Hope it’s on YouTube. You may very well have it on a CD reissue of some sort as well.
We have the disc, but don’t have the ability to transfer it Cave people…
Alex
Hi, Alex! Great to hear from yous! I do have a CD reissue of LUCKY BREAK, but sadly, it contains only the second side of the disc. I’ll keep searching for the other side but will play at least the one side in an upcoming show. Thank you for taking the time to write. Hope to hear you soon! 😉
-Glenn