Using my favorite search engine www.dogpile.com (all results, no mess),
I typed in "origin of jook joint", and immediately got a referral to
http://www.juke-box.dk/gert-origin.htm   The article would indicate
that the automatic record player was named after the joint, not the
other way 'round.

This site contained additional information regarding jook joint &
juke box:  http://www.africana.com/

Tom Lear
San Francisco, CA

 [ Sorry, the web sites claim copyright or equivalent and so
 [ the text cannot be reproduced here without their permission.
 [ Please visit them at http://www.juke-box.dk/gert-origin.htm
 [ and http://www.africana.com/   -- Robbie