Antedating of _doo(-)wop_

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 10:21:34PM -0500, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
> Wilson, I wasn't trying to one-up your interpretation! Far from it.
> What I found interesting about the quote is Davis's reference to the
> song as "a doo-wop." When the 1961 cite enters the OED (as it surely
> will), [...]

Assuming, of course, that it can be found.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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