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Manufacturers did not call them "Jukeboxes", they called them Automatic Coin-Operated Phonographs (or Automatic Phonographs, or Coin-Operated Phonographs). The term "jukebox" appeared in the 1930's and originated in the southern United States. Conventional wisdom has determined that the origin either comes from the African word "joot" (meaning to dance), "jute" (a fibrous product grown in the south) or "jook" which is a word used by descendants of African slaves and meant "disorderly or wicked" ... a "jook house" was a term used to describe out of the way shacks used by southern field workers for dancing, drinking and also as brothels. The term clearly originated as a slang term used by southern field workers for their "entertainment". Interesting enough, the "jukebox" provided the only outlet for black recording artists, as mainstream radio was, through the 30's-40's and part of the 50's, still pretty much a "white" medium. According to former Wurlitzer employee's the first reference to Jukebox came from a Texas distributor around 1937 ... it took "headquarters" a little time to clarify what it meant. When Farney Wurlitzer discovered the use of the term, he "banned" its use since he viewed it is degrading and felt "automatic phonographs" to be "fine things". Wurlitzer never used the term in advertisement, until 1972 for the Model 1050 "Jukebox", after Farney's death.
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