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 in the year 2000. The jukebox's first
twenty years were essentially experimental because of the low
technical quality and other limitations. It then practially
disappeared for a quarter-century, beaten out by the player piano
as the coin-operated music machine of choice. But then, new and
improved, it reemerged and quickly spread in popularity across
America, largely as a result of the repeal of Prohibition and the
increased number of bars around the nation. Other socially
important elements of the jukebox's development are also covered:
it played patriotic tunes during wartime and, located in youth
centers, entertained young people and kept them out of ""trouble.""
The industry's one last fling due to a healthy export trade is also
covered, and the book rounds out with the decline in the 1950s and
the fadeout into obscurity Richly illustrated.
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