On Nov. 23, 1889, the first jukebox made its debut, in San Francisco. In 1903 singer Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, in “Rigoletto.” In 1936 Life, ...

According to Chris Pearce‘s 1991 book, Jukebox Art, etymologists believe the word “juke” is derived from Black Southern slang and the West African word “dzug,” which means to lead a disorderly life.

When you think of a Jukebox, what do you think of first, is it the kids from the 50s jamming to the popular tunes of the time, or the vintage restored music relics of the same at pawn shops. Jukeboxes ...

‘Happy Birthday” should be the most-played song on jukeboxes Thursday, when the machine turns 100. On the august occasion of its centennial, the venerable jukebox finds itself standing on the border ...

Dan Coulter was 12 years old when he bought his first jukebox. The Bloomington kid wasn’t very good in academics but he liked music and he was good with his hands. When he heard that a friend had a ...

You’re standing in J.J. Foley’s in the South End staring at the jukebox. All eyes are on you. Do you go with Flo Rida’s “Low” or Stevie Wonder’s “Boogie on Reggae Woman”? Contemporary hit or old ...

LONG JOURNEY: Joan Giampaolo purchased her Rock-ola 1422 jukebox in the late 1950s. It has traveled with Giampaolo and her family from Illinois to Florida before landing in Western North Carolina in ...