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otoselkie in little_details

Jukeboxes in the 1950's

Mar 25, 2006 11:40

How much would it cost to play a song on a Jukebox in the 1950's? If it's any help, the story is set in Indiana in 1956.

usa: indiana, 1950-1959, ~music

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jadasc March 25 2006, 16:42:50 UTC

A nickel (5¢), IIRC.

kkscatnip March 25 2006, 16:49:48 UTC

Seems about right, since there are replicas in a local diner that's 50's themed and they cost .5...

yukonsally March 25 2006, 17:05:28 UTC

that was my thought too.

otoselkie March 25 2006, 18:49:20 UTC

Thanks :).

amyirene_40 March 25 2006, 17:24:15 UTC

Willie Goodson recorded "Put A Nickel In The Jukebox" in 1959.
http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/titles/p/pu.htm

tears_of_nienna March 25 2006, 18:39:14 UTC

Everybody else has got the nickel thing pretty well covered, but I just wanted to say--Nen Yim! So much love for the NJO. :D

otoselkie March 25 2006, 18:49:49 UTC

Haha, thanks. She was the best of the Vong.

tears_of_nienna March 26 2006, 01:48:50 UTC

I grew rather fond of Nom Anor towards the end, too. Hated his guts, but somehow I wound up pulling for him a little. ;)

sorchadek March 25 2006, 23:50:02 UTC

I just wanna shout Jaina!

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chevauchee March 25 2006, 19:35:47 UTC

Also agreeing with the nickle plays, as that's one of the many things my parents have kvetched over costing too much nowadays; why, when they were kids... *g* For the record, both of them were born and raised in Ft. Wayne, IN.

My dad's actual response to me explaining what an iPod did ("It's like a jukebox in your pocket") and knowing the cost was, "That's a hell of a lot of nickles."