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 American comedian and actor Benny Rubin. He’ll be getting his own birthday segment in February, but he’s on this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records to explain to you, clearly and concisely, all about how Thanksgiving came to be. I hope his explanation will add to your enjoyment of the holiday. In other segments, we’ll attend the ballet, fix some things, and have a segment all about you. And despite the toe-tapping music, we’ll be getting drowsy.   There’s lots of great music and interesting information on this week’s show, so set aside an hour to relax over your favorite beverage and be taken back in time to a different (and we think better!) musical era. 

ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Drowsy

Drowsy Head – Green Brothers Novelty Band
Drowsy Dempsey – Vess L. Ossman
Drowsy Moonlight – Frank Wallace (Frankie Marvin)

Segment 2: Emendation

Get It Fixed – Clarence Williams’ Blue Five / Eva Taylor, v.
Little Man In A Fix – Victor Military Band
Turn Off Your Light, Mr. Moon Man – Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth

Segment 3: You

You – Roy Fox AHO / Denny Dennis, v.
Only You – International Novelty Orchestra / Lewis James, v.
That’s You, Baby – Annette Hanshaw
It’s You – Carl Fenton’s Orchestra

Segment 4: Ballet

Becky Is Back In The Ballet – Fanny Brice
Clothes Line Ballet – Fats Waller (Piano Solo)
Pizzicati from Sylvia – San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Segment 5: Thanksgiving

Why Is Thanksgiving – Benny Rubin
Thanksgiving Polka – Jolly Companions

THANKS FOR LISTENING!