12 Titles for National Jukebox Day
It’s National Jukebox Day! The first use of a jukebox was on November 23, 1889 in San Francisco. I was so surprised that jukeboxes have been around for that long! The first ones were coin-operated and used an Edison phonograph. There were also called “Nickel in the Slot” at the time.
It wasn’t until later when an amplifier was added to the jukebox that it became a really popular tool in bars and restaurants as a form of entertainment. Today I wanted to share just a small smattering of picture book biographies about musicians. If I had to guess, there are probably hundreds of books in this category, and without that kind of space, here are a few that you can check out and learn about some really cool people and music genres!
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12 Titles for National Jukebox Day
- Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood, illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
- Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael López
- David Bowie (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Ana Albero
- Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael López
- Elvis Is King! by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Red Nose Studio
- Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin by Tracy Newman, illustrated by Abigail Halpin
- Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix by Gary Golio, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
- The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier
- When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III
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