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Coin operated music has been around since the 19th century in the form of musical boxes, player pianos and,
at the end of the century, the Edison cylinder phonograph. The breakthrough came in 1906 when a coin operated record player
with an automatic changer system - the "Gabel Automatic Entertainer - came onto the market. An acoustic, mechanical device,
like the home record player of its day, it had to be wound up and sound came out of a horn speaker. Further progress towards
the jukebox proper was only possible in the 1920s, with the advent of electrically recorded and played records.
With the introduction of freely available, affordable, vinyl seven singles in the 1950’s, the jukebox came into its own and
rapidly became a symbol for the emerging teenage rock 'n roll generation. The exact origin of the name jukebox is unknown but
one generally accepted theory is that it was derived from the word "Jook", an old black American slang word meaning dancing
- so the equipment that made the music became known as "Jook Box" or Dukebox. Another theory is that "Jook" meant sex, and
the "duke box" was the music system used in bordellos.
Whatever the origin, "jazz slang" became a popular in the 1920s, and with prohibition making otherwise respectable citizens
into criminals, the public was increasingly exposed to the influences of "low life". Jukeboxes, was therefore a common feature
in the speakeasies (essentially illegal shebeens).
After repeal the jukebox was marketed to a wider audience and its popularity took off throughout America, and then the rest of
the world. Our new generation of digital computerised jukebox, karaoke jukebox, and video jukebox, with disco lighting ,these
models are all original designs that introduce the new era in entertainment to this unique & interesting history.
History of Karaoke
The Japanese word "karaoke" is now listed not only in Japanese dictionaries but also in the latest edition of The Oxford English
Dictionary published in England, one of the most distinguished and formal English dictionaries, proving the word has become common
throughout the world.
Karaoke is a typical form of entertainment for Japanese business people; they drop into a bar with colleagues after work, have a
drink, and enjoy singing popular songs to the accompaniment of karaoke. Karaoke has been entertaining people ever since its
invention 20 years ago, and has become firmly established in Japanese society, going far beyond just a temporary boom.
Karaoke is a Japanese abbreviated compound word: "kara" comes from "karappo" meaning empty, and "oke" is the abbreviation of
"okesutura," or orchestra. Usually, a recorded popular song consists of vocals and accompaniment. Music tapes in which only the
accompaniment is recorded were named "karaoke."
It is now widely recognized that the use of karaoke started at a snack bar in Kobe City. It is said that when a strolling guitarist
could not come to perform at the bar due to illness or other reasons, the owner of the bar prepared tapes of accompaniment
recordings, and vocalists enjoyed singing to the tapes. Even though it is only legend, this might have been the beginning of
karaoke, and since then, karaoke has been commercialized and has become popular all over Japan.
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