The Old Dingy Jukebox

The Old Dingy Jukebox

The Old Dingy Jukebox features a wide variety of down home American music styles played from a diverse collection of 78 rpm and 45 rpm records. Each show takes the listener on an aural journey exploring the American musical heritage. The show’s repertoire is deep and wide with an emphasis on early to middle 20th century Americana. Styles played on the show include the blues, jazz, old time string bands, traditional folk music, honky tonk, bluegrass and early country music. Informative, yet entertaining, the show’s host, Christian Gallo, includes brief historical tidbits and anecdotes that accompany a selection of often rare or obscure recordings. Sit back and have a listen. Hope you enjoy the show

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June 1, 2026 68 mins

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Step back into the shellac era with a late-night journey through pre-war blues, early country music, jazz, hokum records, string bands, and western swing from the 1920s and 1930s. In this episode of The Old, Dingy Jukebox, host Christian Gallo spins rare and historic 78-rpm records pulled from the golden age of American recording history. 
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Episode #37 – “Sinners & Redeemers” Records About Saturday Night & Sunday Morning

In this episode, I spin a stack of 78 RPM and 45 RPM records that tell the story of Saturday night temptation and Sunday morning redemption. From fragile shellac discs of the 1920s and ’30s to mid-century jukebox singles, these records capture the push and pull between honky-tonk rebellion and gospel salvation — someti...

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  1.  Moon Mullican- “Southern Hospitality” King 1950
  2. Dixieland Jug Blowers- “Memphis Shake” Victor 1927
  3. Sonny Burns- “Waltzing With Sin” Starday 1954
  4. Williamson Brothers & Curry- “Cumberland Gap” Okeh 1927
  5. Woody Guthrie- “Pretty Boy Floyd” Asche 1945
  6. Honolulu Serenaders- “Honolulu Stomp” Victor 1929
  7. Billie Holiday- “I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues” Commodore 1941
  8. Johnny Horton- “Smokey Joe’s BBQ" Abbott 1952
  9. The Mo...
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  1. T. Texas Tyler- “Texas Boogie Woogie” Starday 1955
  2. Hop Wilson- “Black Cat Bone” Goldband 1958
  3. Edie Noack- “Take It Away Lucky” Starday 1954
  4. Conjunto Estrella- “Juan Charrasqueado” Mid 1950s
  5. Mance Lipscomb- “If I Miss The Train” Arhoolie 1960
  6. Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies- “Somebody’s Been Using That Thing” Decca 1935
  7. T-Bone Walker- “Gonna Find My Baby” Black & White 1947
  8. Bill Neely- “Satan’s Burning Hell” A...
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  1. Crockett’s Mountaineers- “Little Rabbit/Rabbit Who’s Your Mammy?” Varsity 1931
  2. Jimmie Rodgers- “Frankie & Johnny” Bluebird 1929
  3. Clarence Williams’ Washboard Four- ‘Church Street Sobbin’ Blues” Okeh 1927
  4. Billie Holiday- “Them There Eyes” Columbia 1939
  5. Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & Dixie Liners- “KC Stomp” Bluebird 1940
  6. Mac McClintock- “Hallelujah! I’m A Bum” Victor 1928
  7. Jazz Gillum- “It Sure Had A Kick” Bluebird 1940
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Sit back and enjoy this episode curated from a variety of blues, country, jazz and nortena 78rpm records. Please help spread the word by reviewing, following and sharing the show with your friends.

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"Badger State Dive Bars, Tappin' Them Things & Blues To Spare"


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    Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some choice records from the stacks. Early country, western swing, jazz, rockabilly, Mexican string band music, blues and old time music. We’re going to hit it all in this episode. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a review over at Apple podcasts as well as over at Spotify. Spotify...

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    Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some of my favorite country style records. Early country, bluegrass, hillbilly, western swing, rockabilly, and old time music. We’re going to hit it all in this episode. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a review over at Apple podcasts as well as over at Spotify. Spotify has enable...

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    Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some of my favorite records across a variety of records from the African American tradition. Just good records covering the blues, jazz, gospel and early rock n’ roll. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a review over at Apple podcasts as well as over at Spotify. Spotify has enabled ...

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    Episode #29. Just Good Records. “Fiddle Bustdowns, Fair Warnings and Gully Jumpers” Enjoy a nice selection of records across a variety of styles. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. Also, go take a visit to the show's new website olddingyjukebox.com and have a look around. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy the show. 

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    Episode #28. Good Records. Enjoy a nice selection of records across a variety of styles. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. Also, go take a visit to the show's new website olddingyjukebox.com and have a look around. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy the show. “Reefer Headed Men, Puissant Manes and Crumbling Walls” 


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    This episode examines the field recordings made by Alan Lomax during his 1959-60 visits to the American South collecting American vernacular music styles found in the region. Episode also includes a partial examination of the Lomax's recordings made for the Library of Congress including those of Leadbelly and Jelly Roll Morton.

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    Kick back and enjoy an episode featuring some of my favorite records across a variety of down home styles. Just good records. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a review over at Apple podcasts as well as over at Spotify. Spotify has enabled a five star review system similar to Apple podcasts. Positive rankings sure do hel...

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    Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some of my favorite records across a variety of down home styles. Just good records. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind, leave a review over at Apple podcasts as well as over at Spotify. Spotify has enabled a five star review system similar to Apple podcasts. Positive rankings sure do help...

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    Sit back and enjoy an episode featuring some of my favorite records across a variety of down home styles. Just good records. Please subscribe to the show if you haven't done so already and share with family and friends. If you could be so kind leave a review Apple podcasts…it sure does help the show. Also, go take a visit to the show's new website https://www.olddingyjukebox.com/home and have a look around...

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    November 7, 2021 69 mins

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    Today’s episode is an examination and celebration of the musical roots of the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia. Garcia’s musical roots begin in the early 1960s with traditional American folk music. With styles ranging from bluegrass, old time country music, folk, blues and jug band music, Garcia was a well known performer in SanFrancisco and Bay Area clubs. Around 1964-65 Jerry switched his energy from bluegrass banjo t...

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    Thanks for listening to the Old Dingy Jukebox podcast. This episode simply features some of my favorite records across various styles from my collection of 78rpm records. Blues, Jazz, Western Swing and Early Country Music are the order of the day for today's show. Sit back and enjoy the show and thanks for listening.    

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    Attention history enthusiasts, musicologists and ordinary people with an inquisitive mindset.

    Welcome to Episode One, PART TWO of the Old Dingy Jukebox History Addendum.


    These history heavy, music related episodes are inspired by my interest in musicology and history as well as some of my favorite podcasts like Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" or Tyler Mahan Coe's "Cocaine...

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    Today’s episode features some of my favorite records. Records that make me smile. Not necessarily records that make me laugh or chuckle, although those are here, but also records that simply make me smile, and shake my head. Make me smile in a sense of just how unusual or cool these records are. More like a shake my head in wonderment type of a smile. Hope you enjoy this episode of the Old Dingy Jukebox Podcast: Rec...

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    These history and music related episodes are inspired by my interest in musicology and history as well as some of my favorite podcasts like Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History" or Tyler Mahan Coe's "Cocaine and Rhinestones". So, here it goes...check out episode one, part one..."Goin' Up The Country": Race, Records and the American Musical Identity. Available on all podcast pla...

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