juke joint
noun
: a small inexpensive establishment for eating, drinking, or dancing to the music of a jukebox or a live band
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Another decision that helped capture the vibrancy of the juke joint was Coogler’s decision to have Pacheco on set at all times — a rare opportunity for a music editor.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
In Sinners, Jordan plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, to open a juke joint.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Sinners then stomped Sound & Screen to a close with Ludwig Göransson bringing in three gospel singers, as well as Raphael Saadiq, Alice Smith and star Miles Caton, to tear down the house with a performance straight from the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
But their legacy carries on in the juke joints that dot the region.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
In Sinners, Jordan plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi, to open a juke joint.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Sinners then stomped Sound & Screen to a close with Ludwig Göransson bringing in three gospel singers, as well as Raphael Saadiq, Alice Smith and star Miles Caton, to tear down the house with a performance straight from the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
But their legacy carries on in the juke joints that dot the region.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Juke joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juke%20joint. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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