According to Chris Pearce‘s 1991 book, Jukebox Art, etymologists believe the word “juke” is derived from Black Southern slang and the West African word “dzug,” which means to lead a disorderly life.

LONG JOURNEY: Joan Giampaolo purchased her Rock-ola 1422 jukebox in the late 1950s. It has traveled with Giampaolo and her family from Illinois to Florida before landing in Western North Carolina in ...

Nifty Fifties Jukebox: Audience members arriving 15 minutes early get to create their own musical revue by selecting tunes from a giant jukebox. The cast then performs the selections. DETAILS >> 8 p.m ...

Dan Coulter was 12 years old when he bought his first jukebox. The Bloomington kid wasn’t very good in academics but he liked music and he was good with his hands. When he heard that a friend had a ...

EXETER — The founders of Donut Love have a new venture serving food in the Seacoast, this time in a 1950s-style diner on wheels. The Jukebox Diner will soon be parked next to the bandstand in downtown ...