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{{short description|Device to play music}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{multiple image | direction = vertical | image1 = Dscn2823-Wurlitzer-3500-Zodiac-On.jpg | caption1 = A Wurlitzer Zodiac 3500 jukebox <br />(1971) | image2 = Dscn2824-Wurlitzer-3500-Zodiac-On-Open.jpg | caption2 = The jukebox when opened | image3 = Dscn2825-Wurlitzer-3500-Zodiac-internal-playing.jpg | caption3 = The jukebox’s internal workings | align = | total_width = | alt1 = }} A '''jukebox''' is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that plays a user-selected song from a self-contained media library. Traditional jukeboxes contain records, compact discs, or digital files, and allow users to select songs through mechanical buttons, a touch screen, or keypads. They were most commonly found in diners, bars, and entertainment venues throughout the 20th century.<ref>{{cite book |last=Millard |first=Andre |title=America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2005}}</ref> The modern concept of the jukebox evolved from earlier automatic phonographs of the late 19th century. The first coin-operated phonograph was introduced by Louis Glass and William S. Arnold in 1889 at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of the Jukebox |url=https://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-the-jukebox |website=History.com |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref> The term "jukebox" itself is believed to derive from the Gullah word "juke" or "joog", meaning disorderly or rowdy, referring to juke joints where music and dancing were common.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cheseborough |first=Steve |title=Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |year=2009}}</ref> Jukeboxes became especially popular from the 1940s to the 1960s, with models produced by companies such as Wurlitzer, Seeburg, Rock-Ola, and AMI. In the digital age, traditional jukeboxes have been largely replaced by internet-enabled systems and digital streaming services, though vintage and retro-style jukeboxes remain popular in niche markets and among collectors.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rise and Fall of the Jukebox |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/rise-and-fall-jukebox-180975369/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
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