Further Antedating of "Rhythm and Blues"

[Shapiro, Fred]

rhythm and blues (OED 1949)

1933 _Wisconsin State Journal_ 12 May 10 (Newspaperarchive)  The fastest stepping, hottest of modern music, and the most colorful rhythm and blues singing are promised by the Ashley Theater corp., when the Orpheum theater opens under its management Sunday.

Fred Shapiro


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Fred R. Shapiro                                            Editor
Associate Librarian for Collections and        YALE BOOK OF QUOTATIONS
  Access and Lecturer in Legal Research     Yale University Press
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