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Welcome to 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.

Rapidly Rotating Records Show – August 21, 2016

On this week's edition of the show, Al Piantadosi basks in the birthday spotlight. We'll also have a "red hot" segment, do some giving and celebrate a number of other composers' birthdays.

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We're also proud and happy to now be rebroadcast over Global Community Radio! We're on GCR's music channel GRC-2 and can be heard on the University of Wisconsin's station WRST-FM 90.3 in Oshkosh at www.wrst.org.  You can find out more about Global Community Radio at globalcommunityradio.blogspot.com.

As always, just click on the link below to instantly listen streaming online and/or download the show. A number of records are making their RRR debut and your comments, topic suggestions and requests are always welcome. Let us know what your favorite record is by posting a comment to the website or to our Facebook page.

Enjoy the show!

Here's the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Al Piantadosi

Goodnight, Sweet Dreams – Isham Jones AHO / Frank Sylvano, v.
My Stormy Weather Pal – Johnny Johnson and His Statler Pennsylvanians / Scrappy Lambert, v.
Tired Hands – The Troubadours / Johnny Marvin, v.

Segment 2: You Gave Me…

You Gave Me Your Heart – Joseph Samuels Orchestra / Arthur Hall, v.
(You Gave Me) Everything But Love – Ben Bernie AHO / Pat Kennedy, v.
You Gave Me The Run-A-Round – Clyde McCoy AHO / Unidentified, v.

Segment 3: Red Hot

Red Hot – Mound City Blue Blowers
Red Hot From Harlem – Adelaide Hall
Red Hot And Blue Rhythm – The High Hatters / Johnny Marvin, v.

Segment 4: Birthdays

Someone's Stolen My Sweet, Sweet Baby – Cliff Edwards and His Hot Combination
My Little Bunch Of Happiness – Leo Reisman AHO / Charles Kaley, v.
By The Sapphire Sea – The Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe

Segment 5: More Birthdays

London On A Rainy Night – Ambrose AHO / Sam Browne, v.
We Two – Mike Markel's Orchestra / Irving Kaufman, v.
Wonderful You – Ray Miller AHO
Poor Little Me – Bar Harbor Society Orchestra

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