Juke Box Blues

Juke Box Blues

Jukeboxes were not only cultural touchstones and vital engines for the music industry in the forties and fifties, but they also contributed to the democratization of music consumption in a way that radio could not: by allowing people to pay a nickel and choose the exact song they wanted to hear. Radio’s best effort was to feed the listener versus allow the listener to make their own choice. Over a half century later, streaming has become juggernaut replacing the jukebox. Like streaming of today, the jukebox once helped with music discovery driving regional hits and elevating lesser-known artists, turning local favorites into national stars. This week’s show will be a thematic one and, yes, we’re picking the music. But it’s a fun and mixed bag of country, early rock and pop all with the jukebox as centerpiece. Drop into Deeper Roots this morning for some classic Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and Little Richard from the edgy side of the aisle and be ready for upbeat and swinging country from Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, and Mel Tillis. Tune in for a show that recognizes this cultural phenomenon and proves the old saw “what is old is new again”. 

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Bob King Rockin' The Jukebox Rockin' The Jukebox Amazon
3Jimmy Donley Radio, Jukebox And T.V. The Precious Years Amazon
4The Marigolds Juke Box Rock & Roll The Johnny Bragg Story Amazon
5Shirley & Lee Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall Shirley & Lee Rock Amazon
6Katy Moffatt Stoned At The Jukebox A Collection Of Drinking Songs Amazon
7Gale Storm Love By The Jukebox Light Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm Amazon
8Roy Orbison Here Comes That Song Again Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2] Amazon
9Teresa Brewer Music! Music! Music! Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) Amazon
10Perry Como Juke Box Baby Kuties And Krooners Amazon
11The Mills Brothers I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald) The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3) Amazon
12Jerry Lee Lewis High School Confidential The Definitive Collection Amazon
13Little Richard All Around The World The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection Amazon
14Bill Haley (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock Amazon
15Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
16Chuck Berry School Days The Chess Box Disc 1 Amazon
17James Mask & His Impalas Let The Juke Box Die Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots Amazon
18BR5-49 A1 On The Jukebox Dog Days Amazon
19Buck Owens Put A Quarter In The Jukebox Hot Dog Amazon
20Buck Owens A-11 The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1] Amazon
21Joshua Hedley Mr. Jukebox Mr. Jukebox Amazon
22Ernest Tubb Mr. Jukebox Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2 Amazon
23James Hand In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox The Truth Will Set You Free Amazon
24George Kent Hello, I'm A Jukebox The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972) Amazon
25Mel Tillis Jukebox Man (Single Version) The Best of Mel Tillis Amazon
26Tammy Wynette Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1 Amazon
27Becky Hobbs Jones On the Jukebox Best of the Beckaroo – Part One Amazon
28June Carter Cash Juke Box Blues Keep on the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music Disc 1 Amazon
29Emmylou Harris Amarillo Elite Hotel [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
30Charley Crockett Jukebox Charley Lil G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley Amazon
31Pee Wee King Juke Box Blues Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin' Amazon
32Anita Carter That's What Makes the Juke Box Play 1950-1955 (Warped 5051) Amazon
33Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Juke Box Saturday Night The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
34Bill Haley with the Saddlemen Jukebox Cannonball From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (2): Rock the Joint Amazon
35Luke Wills Rhythm Busters A Nickel In The Jukebox Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon