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thomas edison invented the phonograph
the phonograph became a mass medium for popular music, and recordings of large-scale orchestral works and other classical instrumental music proliferated. -
record player
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the first jukebox was invented and installed in San Francisco at the Palais Royale Saloon
it was invented by by Louis Glass and William S. Arnold -
the first radio was invented
In the mid-1920s, radio, which provided free music, developed, and this new factor, plus the worldwide economic depression of the 1930s, threw the phonograph industry into serious decline. -
8 track player
the 8 track player was popular from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s -
sony walkman
the first walkman went up for sale -
cassett tapes
cassette tapes became the most popular way to listen to music in the mid-80s to mid 1990s -
mp3 players
mp3 players became popular . they were a source of free music
