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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.

Regular listeners to this show will probably immediately recognize the jovial gentleman at the keyboard as “Fats” Waller. He’ll be getting a birthday salute in the second segment of this week’s show. He’s usually heard on the show as piano or organ soloist or with Fats Waller and His Rhythm, but this time he’ll be playing a secondary role as accompanist. Longtime listeners are familiar with the little quiz we call “One Thing In Common” but we start off the show with a new feature we’re calling “Nothing Whatsoever In Common.” In other segments we’ll have a vocabulary lesson, mix things up and play some “wrap” music! There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. 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: Nothing Whatsoever in Common

Queen Mary Waltz – William Hannah
Lost Boy Blues – Palmer McAbee
Eskimo Shivers – Billy Mayerl

Segment 2: “Fats” Waller

‘Tain’t Nobody’s Bus’ness If I Do – Sara Martin (T. Waller, piano)
Florence – Juanita Stinnette (Thomas Waller, organ)
When You’re With Somebody Else – Shilkret’s Rhyt-Melodists (Thomas Waller, pipe organ)

Segment 3: Neanimorphic

Make Up Your Mind You’re Gonna Be Young – Society Serenaders (Stan Greening) / Richard Neller, v.
Mamma’s Grown Young, Papa’s Grown Old – Goofus Five and Their Orchestra / Scrappy Lambert, v.
He May Be Old, But He’s Got Young Ideas – Billy Murray

Segment 4: All Mixed Up

Mixed Up Rag – Will Ezell
Mixed Up Blues – Washboard Sam
General Mixup U. S. A. March – Walter B. Rogers and His Band

Segment 5: “Wrap: Music

Wrap Me Up And Send Me C.O.D. To Tennessee – The Happiness Boys
Wrapped In A Red, Red Rose – Ed Kirkeby AHO
I Wanna Wrap You Up (And Take You Home With Me) – Frankie Masters AHO / Frankie Masters, v.