Author: Michael Adams
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780887408762
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Jukeboxes and their records, symbols of the lively days of petticoats and rock'n roll, are making a comeback. Collectors world-wide are searching them out wherever they can find them. The American chrome giants made by Seeburg, Wurlitzer, Rock-Ola, and AMI enjoy the greatest popularity in museums and collections, for they were in the witnesses of the "Golden Fifties". In Jukeboxes, these musical machines come to life again. Here is the history of the development, the technology, and the stars. Here also is information on the manufacturers, a photo chronicle of their evolution, and advice on collecting, maintaining and restoring jukeboxes from the `50s and `60s. An illustrated index of model numbers by manufacturer will be especially helpful to the collector.
Jukeboxes
Author: Michael Adams
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780887408762
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Jukeboxes and their records, symbols of the lively days of petticoats and rock'n roll, are making a comeback. Collectors world-wide are searching them out wherever they can find them. The American chrome giants made by Seeburg, Wurlitzer, Rock-Ola, and AMI enjoy the greatest popularity in museums and collections, for they were in the witnesses of the "Golden Fifties". In Jukeboxes, these musical machines come to life again. Here is the history of the development, the technology, and the stars. Here also is information on the manufacturers, a photo chronicle of their evolution, and advice on collecting, maintaining and restoring jukeboxes from the `50s and `60s. An illustrated index of model numbers by manufacturer will be especially helpful to the collector.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780887408762
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Jukeboxes and their records, symbols of the lively days of petticoats and rock'n roll, are making a comeback. Collectors world-wide are searching them out wherever they can find them. The American chrome giants made by Seeburg, Wurlitzer, Rock-Ola, and AMI enjoy the greatest popularity in museums and collections, for they were in the witnesses of the "Golden Fifties". In Jukeboxes, these musical machines come to life again. Here is the history of the development, the technology, and the stars. Here also is information on the manufacturers, a photo chronicle of their evolution, and advice on collecting, maintaining and restoring jukeboxes from the `50s and `60s. An illustrated index of model numbers by manufacturer will be especially helpful to the collector.
Jukeboxes
Author: Kerry Segrave
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786462604
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
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, 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.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786462604
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
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, 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.
Jukebox America
Author: William Bunch
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312110130
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
The author recounts his journeys throughout the United States, in search of the ideal jukebox and the treasures of old popular, rock, and country music it would hold
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312110130
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
The author recounts his journeys throughout the United States, in search of the ideal jukebox and the treasures of old popular, rock, and country music it would hold
Jukebox
Author: Nidhi Chanani
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 9781250156365
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Grab some coins for the jukebox, and get ready for a colorful, time-traveling musical tale about friendship and courage. A mysterious jukebox, old vinyl records, and cryptic notes on music history, are Shaheen's only clues to her father's abrupt disappearance. She looks to her cousin, Tannaz, who seems just as perplexed, before they both turn to the jukebox which starts...glowing? Suddenly, the girls are pulled from their era and transported to another time! Keyed to the music on the record, the jukebox sends them through decade after decade of music history, from political marches, to landmark concerts. But can they find Shaheen’s dad before the music stops? This time-bending magical mystery tour invites readers to take the ride of their lives for a coming-of-age adventure.
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 9781250156365
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Grab some coins for the jukebox, and get ready for a colorful, time-traveling musical tale about friendship and courage. A mysterious jukebox, old vinyl records, and cryptic notes on music history, are Shaheen's only clues to her father's abrupt disappearance. She looks to her cousin, Tannaz, who seems just as perplexed, before they both turn to the jukebox which starts...glowing? Suddenly, the girls are pulled from their era and transported to another time! Keyed to the music on the record, the jukebox sends them through decade after decade of music history, from political marches, to landmark concerts. But can they find Shaheen’s dad before the music stops? This time-bending magical mystery tour invites readers to take the ride of their lives for a coming-of-age adventure.
Jukebox
Author: Vincent Lynch
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Jukebox Queen Of Malta
Author: Nicholas Rinaldi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476766487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Jukebox Queen of Malta is an exquisite and enchanting novel of love and war set on an island perilously balanced between what is real and what is not. It's 1942 and Rocco Raven, an intrepid auto mechanic turned corporal from Brooklyn, has arrived in Malta, a Mediterranean island of Neolithic caves, Copper Age temples, and fortresses. The island is under siege, full of smoke and rubble, caught in the magnesium glare of German and Italian bombs. But nothing is as it seems on Malta. Rocco's living quarters are a brothel; his commanding officer has a genius for turning the war's misfortunes into personal profit; and the Maltese people, astonishingly, testify to the resiliency of the human spirit. When Rocco meets the beautiful and ethereal Melita, who delivers the jukeboxes her cousin builds out of shattered debris, they are drawn to each other by an immediate passion. And, it is their full-blown affair that at once liberates and imprisons Rocco on the island. In this mesmerizing novel, music and bombs, war and romance, the jukebox and the gun exist in arresting counterpoint in a story that is a profound and deeply moving exploration of the redemptive powers of love.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476766487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Jukebox Queen of Malta is an exquisite and enchanting novel of love and war set on an island perilously balanced between what is real and what is not. It's 1942 and Rocco Raven, an intrepid auto mechanic turned corporal from Brooklyn, has arrived in Malta, a Mediterranean island of Neolithic caves, Copper Age temples, and fortresses. The island is under siege, full of smoke and rubble, caught in the magnesium glare of German and Italian bombs. But nothing is as it seems on Malta. Rocco's living quarters are a brothel; his commanding officer has a genius for turning the war's misfortunes into personal profit; and the Maltese people, astonishingly, testify to the resiliency of the human spirit. When Rocco meets the beautiful and ethereal Melita, who delivers the jukeboxes her cousin builds out of shattered debris, they are drawn to each other by an immediate passion. And, it is their full-blown affair that at once liberates and imprisons Rocco on the island. In this mesmerizing novel, music and bombs, war and romance, the jukebox and the gun exist in arresting counterpoint in a story that is a profound and deeply moving exploration of the redemptive powers of love.
Jukebox
Author: David Merveille
Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781933605722
Category : Jukeboxes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shows all kinds of music and those who listen to it.
Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
ISBN: 9781933605722
Category : Jukeboxes
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shows all kinds of music and those who listen to it.
American Jukebox
Author: Vincent Lynch
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
boxs from the classic era. Includes vintage advertising of the period and an appendix of detailed notes on each jukebox. Full-color illustrations.
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
boxs from the classic era. Includes vintage advertising of the period and an appendix of detailed notes on each jukebox. Full-color illustrations.
Jukeboxes, 1900-1992: Obscure, mysterious, and innovative American jukeboxes
Author: Frank Adams
Publisher: Slack
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher: Slack
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Celestial Jukebox
Author: Cynthia Shearer
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820328383
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Boubacar, a 15-year-old boy from Africa, moves to a rural Mississippi Delta town and soon visits The Celestial Grocery, the city center presided over by a cranky second-generation Chinese proprietor and his equally cranky jukebox. The tie that binds these lives is American popular music.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820328383
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Boubacar, a 15-year-old boy from Africa, moves to a rural Mississippi Delta town and soon visits The Celestial Grocery, the city center presided over by a cranky second-generation Chinese proprietor and his equally cranky jukebox. The tie that binds these lives is American popular music.