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
Gritty Girls of Rock 'n' Roll
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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You know the ones. They growl and take charge of their songs. They demand your attention. They've got grit.

Bought by WMNR, Raven Radio, KMUN, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Squeakers
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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They all just squeaked into Billboard's Top-40. Hopes dashed as they stalled at #40 or #39.

Bought by WMNR, Raven Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Country USA: 3 Chords & the Truth
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
Caption: Design by Garrett Stack, Credit: Ken Burns background layer
Ken Burns' Country Music series on PBS is the inspiration for this look at the great American music blended from all people.

Bought by WMNR, Raven Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:50
  • Purchases: 3
Bases Loaded: Foursomes
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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There's something about the harmony four people can bring to the record that excites.

Bought by KSRQ, KSRQ, and WMNR


  • Added: Oct 27, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Lucky 13
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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To celebrate the 13th anniversary of American Jukebox® we've selected songs that peaked at #13 on the Hot-100, or ranked #13 on Billboard's End-Of-...

Bought by Raven Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 29, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 2
As Heard on TV
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Television commercials draw heavily on hit songs from the Baby Boomer generation. Here's a whole bunch – 32 to be exact.

Bought by KSRQ and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Women Who've Rocked Us
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Powerhouse women have given us some of the finest rock 'n' roll. Lookin' at the '60s, '70s and '80s.

Bought by KSRQ and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:25:23
  • Purchases: 2
At the Movies
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Movies have given us some of the most unforgettable songs. Many have been big jukebox hits, and many have gotten Oscars and Grammys. You know them.

Bought by KSRQ and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
LOST: But Not Forgotten
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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We've got a slew of forgotten hits that have fallen off the radar but were once much a part of the pop-rock-soul musical landscape. Jog it from the...

Bought by KSRQ, WMNR, Raven Radio, Royalton Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Women Composers of Pop, Rock & Soul
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
Caption: (Ellie Greenwich circa 1963)
In the early 1960s women songwriters started to emerge. By the '70s and '80s they had come into their full glory. Here they are.

Bought by WMNR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Coping With COVID
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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During times of crisis and stress, lyrics of familiar songs can take on new meaning.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio and WMNR


  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 2
AFVN: The GI's Companion
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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For ten years, the Armed Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) radio served as a lifeline to "home" for the millions who served in Vietnam and southeast Asia.

Bought by KSRQ, KFSK, WABE, WMNR, KCNP and more


  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 7
Not a Word was Spoken
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Instrumentals used to to be a big part of the Hot-100. Throughout the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s they ruled. Then they vanished.

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, and WMNR


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
UR There
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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The sound, the emotion, the energy is all different in live concerts. UR There takes you to the venue and gives you a front row seat.

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, and WMNR


  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
EMOTIONS
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Songs often go to the core of our emotions running the gamut from euphoria to depression. Here are 3 dozen.

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, and WMNR


  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Party!
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Parties are fun. You eat, dance, drink, chat, and have a great time. Music makes the party. Here it is.

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, and WMNR


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
What In The World?
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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It's a cruel world, a wild world, a young world, my world, and I'm on top of the world. It's all about worlds and how we see them. Each of us sees ...

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, and WMNR


  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Yacht Rock
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Yacht Rock is a sub-genre of pop-rock very popular in the mid '70s to mid '80s. But nobody called it Yacht Rock. Now they do.

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, and WMNR


  • Added: Aug 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Top-20 #1's of the '60s & '70s
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Joel Whitburn and his company, Record Research Inc, scientifically calculate the rankings of the #1 hits in the decades. This is the '60s and the '...

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, and WMNR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:08
  • Purchases: 3
Groups with Males and Females (FUNDRAISER PROGRAM)
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
Caption: The 1947 Wurlitzer "Bubbler"
It wasn't always the case that males and females shared the lineup of vocal groups. The sea change happened in the '60s.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio and WMNR


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:45:17
  • Purchases: 2

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