Jukeboxes: An American Social History

by Kerry Segrave

Book Overview

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 modern obscurity. The jukebox's first twenty years were essentially experimental because of the 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. But then, new and improved,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786411813
• ISBN13: 9780786411818
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher