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 lady is?  She’s Flora May Augusta Flannagan, better known professionally as Australian popular singer and music hall performer Florrie Forde. You’ll hear her in the second segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records singing “Nellie Dean” in a birthday salute to Harry Armstrong. We’ll also be celebrating the birthday of W. H. Myddleton in the opening segment of the show and in the third segment, we’ll hear about “Arabella.” Do you know what the Guiness Book of World Records says is the world’s most difficult tongue twister, at least in English? You’ll find out in the fourth segment.  And in the final segment, tomorrow being Labor Day here in the US, we’ll have some records about work.

ENJOY THE SHOW!

I hope you are all safe and healthy and doing as well as you can be given the current world situation and stay-at-home orders and that this hour of music gives you a bit of diversion and entertainment. Thanks for listening and best wishes!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: W. H. Myddleton

Down South – Casino Orchestra / Male Trio, v.
By The Swanee River – Arthur Pryor’s Band
Imperial Echoes – Band of the Royal Air Force

Segment 2: Henry W. “Harry” Armstrong

Can’t You See I’m Lonely – Ada Jones
Nellie Dean – Florrie Forde
Sweet Adeline – Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet

Segment 3: Arabella

Arabella’s Wedding Day – Plantation Orchestra
Arabella Blues – Jimmie David
Say, Arabella – Ted Lewis and His Band
Say, Arabella – George Olsen and His Music / Billy Murray, v. (excerpt)

Segment 4: Tongue Twisters

Does This Shop Stock Shot Socks With Spots – George Graves
Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts For Soldiers – Jack Norworth

 Segment 5: Labor Day

I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow – Carter Family
I Don’t Work For A Living – “Hobo” Jack Turner (Ernest Hare)
Uncle Josh And The Labor Union – Cal Stewart

THANKS FOR LISTENING!