Research Catalog

Title

Jukeboxes : an American social history / by Kerry Segrave.

Author

Segrave, Kerry, 1944-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002], ©2002.

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Description

v, 375 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

• "This work traces the history of the jukebox from its origins in the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison in the 1880s up to its relative obscurity today." "The jukebox's first twenty years were experimental, with low technical quality and other limitations. It then practically disappeared for a quarter-century, beaten out by the player piano as the coin-operated music machine of choice.".
• "Then, new and improved, the jukebox spread quickly across America, largely as a result of the repeal of Prohibition and the increased number of bars nationwide. Other important elements of the jukebox are covered: it played patriotic tunes during wartime and, located in youth centers, entertained young people and kept them out of "trouble." The industry had one last fling due to a healthy export trade and then went into decline in the 1960s. Richly illustrated."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Jukeboxes
• Jukebox industry > United States > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-367) and index.

Contents

1. The Jukebox Arrives: A Dictaphone Gone Bad, 1870-1907 -- 2. The Piano Outplays the Box, 1907-1933 -- 3. Jukeboxes Spread Across America, 1934-1940 -- 4. Boxes Gets Patriotic, and Curb Juvenile Delinquency, 1941-1945 -- 5. The Nickel and Dime War, 1946-1950 -- 6. Jukes Have One Final Fling, 1951-1959 -- 7. Slow Fade to Obscurity, 1960-2000 -- 8. Conclusion -- App. A. City Jukebox Taxes and Ratios of Jukes and Locations to Population -- App. B. Jukebox Exports -- App. C. Jukebox License/Fee/Tax by State -- App. D. U.S. Exports of Coin-Operated Machines.

ISBN

0786411813 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2001007161

OCLC

• ocm48066193
• SCSB-4257282

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries