antedating "calvary"

[Wilson Gray]

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Don Julien had commanded a calvary regiment...

nicknamed "The Meadowlarks."

(It was Don Julian & The Meadowlarks, AKA simply "The Larks," who
recorded the once-famous R&B dance tune, "The Jerk," back in the
'60's.)

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