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”.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Bob King
Rockin' The Jukebox
Rockin' The Jukebox
3
Jimmy Donley
Radio, Jukebox And T.V.
The Precious Years
4
The Marigolds
Juke Box Rock & Roll
The Johnny Bragg Story
5
Shirley & Lee
Somebody Put A Jukebox In The Study Hall
Shirley & Lee Rock
6
Katy Moffatt
Stoned At The Jukebox
A Collection Of Drinking Songs
7
Gale Storm
Love By The Jukebox Light
Dark Moon * The Best Of Gale Storm
8
Roy Orbison
Here Comes That Song Again
Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 2]
9
Teresa Brewer
Music! Music! Music!
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
10
Perry Como
Juke Box Baby
Kuties And Krooners
11
The Mills Brothers
I Gotta Have My Baby Back(E. Fitzgerald)
The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3)
12
Jerry Lee Lewis
High School Confidential
The Definitive Collection
13
Little Richard
All Around The World
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
14
Bill Haley
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (3): Rock Around the Clock
15
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
16
Chuck Berry
School Days
The Chess Box Disc 1
17
James Mask & His Impalas
Let The Juke Box Die
Bandera Rockabilly And Country Roots
18
BR5-49
A1 On The Jukebox
Dog Days
19
Buck Owens
Put A Quarter In The Jukebox
Hot Dog
20
Buck Owens
A-11
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
21
Joshua Hedley
Mr. Jukebox
Mr. Jukebox
22
Ernest Tubb
Mr. Jukebox
Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
23
James Hand
In the Corner, at the Table, By the Jukebox
The Truth Will Set You Free
24
George Kent
Hello, I'm A Jukebox
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
25
Mel Tillis
Jukebox Man (Single Version)
The Best of Mel Tillis
26
Tammy Wynette
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1