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
What's Your Name? – Take 2
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Thousands of songs include names of people. Here's a bunch from the '60s, '70s and some '80s.

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  • Added: Oct 03, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Love's Gone. It's Over.
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Songs of lost love, finished love, tired of loving you. These emotions have fueled the songwriting pens of thousands of composers through the years...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Surviving the British Invasion
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Some people think that the British Invasion of 1964 wiped out all American music for the next few years. That is simply not the case.

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Women
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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The most influential female singers of the vinyl era are here, 30 of them. We've got the pioneers like Connie Francis and Brenda Lee to Karen Carpe...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 4
My Original Song
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Let Me In Your Garden©

  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 03:36
House and Home
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Home and house usually mean happiness, warmth and safety. It's where you live, grow, and love. Travel home.

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fathers
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Popular music has forever had songs written about relationships with fathers. All genres, all times.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 1
Bicentennial Jukebox
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Countdown of the Top-40 hits on Billboard's Hot-100 when America turned 200 – July 4, 1976

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  • Added: Jul 03, 2022
  • Length: 02:27:30
  • Purchases: 1
It's Party Time
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Start the party. Infectious beats, melodies and performances from hits of the '60s and '70s are guaranteed to keep you moving. You can't help it. J...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Best albums of the '60s and '70s
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Rolling Stone Magazine ranks the best albums of the '60s and '70s. We pick from the list. Hour 1: the '60s. Hour 2: the '70s.

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Under the Influence
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Musicians listen to each other. When they are awed by something they try to make it theirs in a new way. They are Under The Influence of the ones w...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Most Played Songs of the 20th Century
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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In 1999 BMI published its compilation of the most played songs heard on the radio and television during the 20th century. These are the Top-30.

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Made 'em Stars
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Music legends started with one record that exploded and caught the public's attention. From there they became stars for years and decades.

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mothers of Rock 'n' Roll
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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In an all-male industry, women had to fight to be heard. In the early days, these women got heard.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sixteen
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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American Jukebox celebrates its 16th Anniversary with songs that contain "sixteen," and those that peaked at the #16 position on the Billboard Hot-...

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  • Added: Jan 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Passing of 22 in 2022
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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A tribute to 22 music makers who passed away in 2022.

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Masters
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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There's magic in unembellished recordings with the pure sounds of acoustic instruments front and center with exquisite vocal harmonies. Acoustic Ma...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
All You Need Is Love
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Love is the best part of life. There's never enough love. Let the music fill you with it.

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Black Infusion Into American Music
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Without Pat Boone, how much longer would white kids have waited for real rock 'n roll?

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Burt Bacharach: A Celebration in Song
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Burt Bacharach stands alongside all the giants in popular music: "Music by Burt Bacharach." Hew wrote hundreds of hits as varied as the weather in ...

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  • Added: Feb 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1

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