A "Rooftop" Edition of RRR # 1,363 August 30, 2026

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.

On this week's show, we’re going to visit some ultra chic cabarets, go up on the roof, and learn about harem life. We’ll also have an architecture lesson and another vocabulary lesson.

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. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Ultra Chic

Swingin’ At The Chez Florence - Willie Lewis and His Negro Band

Chez Maxim’s Scene - Carl Brisson

A Cup Of Coffee A Sandwich And You - Orchestre Chez Fysher ( Selvin’s Orchestra) / Unidentified, v.

Segment 2: Mansard Roof

Leaky Roof Blues - Lange-McKay Orchestra

On A Roof In Manhattan - Waring’s Pennsylvanians / Clare Hanlon-Nelson Keller-Stuart Churchill, v.

Tootin’ Through The Roof - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra