[Ads-l] Antedating of "Rhythm and Blues"

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> sung blues
>

Since the person advertises himself as a _pianist_, that the blues be sung
is not necessary. At least not for those of us old enough to remember the
old piano roll blues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNpQJdRQCT8

IMO, interpreting "lots of rhythm and blues" as _necessarily_ "lots of
rhythm-and-blues" and not as "lots of rhythm and lots of blues" is not
impossible, but it is difficult. Of course...

Youneverknow.



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