juke boxes

Diner music machines

A jukebox is a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, typically found in bars, diners, and arcades.

Patrons select songs from a displayed catalog and the machine automatically plays the chosen record or digital track.

The jukebox was a fixture of American social life from the 1940s through the 1970s, and remains an icon of retro culture: The old diner still had a working jukebox in the corner.

Related

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Opposites
music listening mode

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Portable individual music players

headphones · earbuds · Walkman · iPod · home stereo

music technology era

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On-demand video delivery platforms

Spotify · MP3 players · Apple Music · digital music · smartphones

live vs. recorded performance

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Groups performing music onstage

live music · house band · piano player · lounge singer · DJ

Family

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Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G