American Jukebox®

Series produced by Garrett Stack

Caption: The 1947 Wurlitzer "Bubbler"
The 1947 Wurlitzer "Bubbler" 

The best of pop, rock and soul from the golden age of AM radio: Late 1950's - 1970's. Garrett Stack hosts a 2-hour program broadcast over WMNR-FM and online at wmnr.org originating from Monroe, CT.

Always exploring a phenomenon in pop, rock and soul as part of the program, regular features include an interactive name that tune "Fun Test," and an occasional in-depth look in "Behind the #1." Listeners are invited to email the host with Fun Test answers as well as offer comments and ideas. Email: stack@wmnr.org


205 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Love Yo Mama
All Types of Pop, Rock, Country and Soul Songs With Mama

Bought by KZYX, KSRQ, WEZU, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:56:44
  • Purchases: 4
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Hits and Great Songs from the '50s, '60's and '70's, many rarely heard, fill the General Jukebox on this edition of American Jukebox.

Bought by KSRQ, WUFT, WMNR, WEZU, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:54:33
  • Purchases: 5
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Being in the Top-10 is a big deal. But what about being #11? Sorry, pal, it's not the Top-10.

Bought by KSRQ and WEZU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:16
  • Purchases: 2
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Celebrate our country in song. From pop, rock and soul, to country, Broadway and film, music about America has never been in short supply.

Bought by KSRQ, KCNP, WEZU, and KHNS


  • Added: Jul 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:14
  • Purchases: 4
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Celebrate summer in song. Sun, heat, beach. surf, and more make us smile when we hear the hits from the '50s, '60s & '70s.

Bought by KSRQ and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 18, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:17
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Detroit's Best Songs
In 2016 the Detroit Free Press conducted a survey to identify the 100 best songs ever to come out of Detroit. Here are 34 of them.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: More Forgotten Music
During the '50s, '60's and '70s thousands of hits charted. Yet, only a few hundred are often heard. Here's another edition of music forgotten on th...

Bought by KSRQ and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 01:56:48
  • Purchases: 2
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Clothing and footware have been part of the lyrical content of popular music since music began. Here are examples from the '50s - '70s.

Bought by WUFT and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:33
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Easy Litsening Rock, Pop & Soul
It's easy on the ears! Two hours of soft rock, pop and soul from the late '50s through the mid '70s.

Bought by WUFT, KSRQ, and WEZU


  • Added: Sep 11, 2016
  • Length: 01:56:57
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: African American Pop, Rock & Soul
The Museum of African American History and Culture is cause for Americans to celebrate. We celebrate the music.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WMNR, WYAP, WEZU and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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The first top-40 hit and the last top-40 hit of recording artists make for a diverse set of hits from the '50s, '60s and '70s.

Bought by KSRQ, WUFT, KSRQ, and WEZU


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:55:55
  • Purchases: 4
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American Vocal Groups are featured on this Pledge Night edition of the jukebox.

Bought by WUFT and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:54:41
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: American Jukebox®
Baby Boomers were born from 1946 - 1964, coming of age in the '60s through the '80s. Here's the Christmas music of their lives, and the lives they ...

Bought by KSRQ, KUCB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:56:53
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Bobby Vee & Bob Dylan
With the passing of Bobby Vee, and at the same time his good friend Bob Dylan got the Nobel Prize for Literature, this program salutes them both wi...

Bought by KSRQ and WEZU


  • Added: Nov 13, 2016
  • Length: 01:56:17
  • Purchases: 2
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Marking the 10th anniversary of American Jukebox® Garrett narrows down his ten favorites: groups, solo artists and desert island albums.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jan 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: All Story Songs
Ever think about how many great hit songs tell stories, with a beginning, a middle and an end? The short answer: countless.

Bought by KSRQ and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:56:23
  • Purchases: 2
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Literally thousands of songs have a number in their title. 1,2,3,16, a hundred, a thousand and many more. This list is culled from late '50s, '60s ...

Bought by KSRQ and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:23
  • Purchases: 2
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Hundreds of recording artists have had only one big hit. Their hit songs became part of American and international culture. Yet, there was never an...

Bought by KSRQ, WMNR, and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:21
  • Purchases: 3
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Perhaps the oldest musical instrument is the human whistle. In popular music, whistling has inserted itself into many a hit song. Along with other ...

Bought by WEZU and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:09
  • Purchases: 2
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An eclectic collection of big and lesser known pop, rock & soul favorites from the late '50s, '60s and '70s

Bought by KSRQ, WUFT, and WEZU


  • Added: Mar 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:56:41
  • Purchases: 3