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The Old Dingy JukeboxAuthor: Christian Gallo
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 shows 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 shows 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 Language: en-us Genres: Music, Music Commentary, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode #38- Pre-War Blues, Country & Jazz 78 RPM Records: “Fattenin’ Frogs, Whistlin’ Southbound Trains & Yodelin’ Bootleggers.”
Episode 38
Sunday, 31 May, 2026
Send us Fan MailStep 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. This episode features music from Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, Cab Calloway, Big Bill Broonzy, Milton Brown & His Brownies, Barbecue Bob, Mainer’s Mountaineers, the Georgia Yellow Hammers, Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti, Memphis Mose, and more. Listeners will hear a mix of Delta blues, Piedmont blues, early jazz, Appalachian string band music, western swing, old-time country, and Depression-era dance music. Recorded between 1927 and 1937, these records capture the sound of American jukeboxes, medicine shows, front porches, dance halls, and barn dances before World War Two transformed the music industry. The episode explores the roots of traditional American music and the connections between blues, country, folk, jazz, and early swing. Perfect for fans of vintage records, 78-rpm collecting, old-time radio, roots music, Americana, folk history, and early recordings, this episode recreates the atmosphere of a dim late-night broadcast drifting through the back roads of the American South. Featured themes include: • Pre-war blues and jazz history • Early country string bands • Hokum blues and novelty songs • Western swing and dance hall music • Rare 78-rpm record collecting • American roots music and folk traditions • Southern radio culture and jukebox history So settle in, let the records spin, and enjoy an evening of alligator crawls, barbecue blues, bootleggers, wandering fiddles, and worn shellac grooves from another time.SETLIST:Mainer’s Mountaineers- “Let Her Go, God Bless Her” Montgomery Ward 1935Big Bill- “The Southern Blues” Bluebird 1935Cab Calloway- “Black Rhythm” Perfect 1934Early Shirkey & Roy Harper- “When The Roses Bloom For The Bootlegger” Columbia 1928Shore’s Southern Trio- “ Whistling Rufus” Champion 1929Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti- “After You’ve Gone” Vocalion 1932Memphis Mose (Tampa Red & Georgia Tom Dorsey)- “Hear Me Beefin’ You” Brunswick 1929Lewis Brothers- “Sally Johnson” Montgomery Ward 1929Mobile Strugglers- ‘Fattenin’ Frogs” American Music 1949Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven- “Alligator Crawl” Okeh 1927Milton Brown & His Brownies “Show Me The Way To Go Home” Decca 1936Barbeque Bob- “Barbecue Blues” Columbia 1927Fiddlin’ John Carson- “I’m Glad My Wife’s In Europe” Montgomery Ward 1934Georgia Tom & Hannah May- “What’s That I Smell?” Perfect 1934Georgia Yellow Hammers- “Peaches Down In Georgia” Bluebird 1929The Tune Wranglers “Tune Wrangling Time In Texas” Bluebird 1937Support the showDonate to the podcast: https://paypal.me/christiangallo1?locale.x=en_USWebsite- http://olddingyjukebox.comInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/olddingyjukeboxpodcast/Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/@theolddingyjukeboxpodcast/featuredFacebook- https://www.facebook.com/olddingyjukeboxpodcast/Phillville records- https://www.philvillerecords.com/
