Jack and the Jukebox reveals a forgotten chapter of American history about how the jukebox and a group of visionary Cleveland entrepreneurs changed the way we listened, pioneering a "Hit Tune" program that broke songs nationally which are still popular today, kickstarting the careers of stars like Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte, and promoting the music of Black artists radio stations refused to play — music that in Cleveland first became known as rock and roll.
In an age when AI and technology often isolate us and determine what we listen to, this new documentary reminds us of a time when jukeboxes — the Spotify of their day — created community and music brought us together and changed America one nickel at a time.