The rock and roll past of an elegant Victorian pier in Somerset has been revealed in a popular culture study. Clevedon Pier, once described by Sir John Betjeman as “the most beautiful pier in ...

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In 1928, a Swedish-born business owner named Justus Seeburg created an early version of the jukebox called the Audiophone — a bulky coin-operated machine with eight rotating turntables.

Bebop enjoyed a surge of attention as well. Many of the popular jukebox records of the late 1940s and early 50s, even if not defined as “jazz” per se, certainly had a jazzy sound.

The top 40 radio format and early Hot 100 lists developed in the 1950s were influenced by tracking jukebox plays of the most popular songs. “People were dumping millions of coins into jukeboxes ...

The rock and roll past of an elegant Victorian pier in Somerset has been revealed in a popular culture study. Clevedon Pier, once described by Sir John Betjeman as “the most beautiful pier in ...

The rock and roll past of an elegant Victorian pier in Somerset has been revealed in a popular culture study. Clevedon Pier, once described by Sir John Betjeman as “the most beautiful pier in ...