[Ads-l] "vibe(s)" antedatings

[Ben Zimmer]

Also...

* "vibist" = 'vibraphonist' (OED2 1955)

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https://archive.org/details/sim_down-beat_1944-10-01_11_19/mode/1up?q=vibist
Down Beat, Oct. 1, 1944, p. 1, col. 1 (head & text)
Woody Herman Inks Gal Vibist
New York -- Woody Herman sets another musical precedent with the addition
of gal "vibes" expert Marjorie Haymes to his band.
[sic: Marjorie Hyams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margie_Hyams ]
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On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 6:36 PM Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> * "vibe(s)" = 'vibration(s)" (OED2 1967)
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> https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113073155/no-vibes/
> Pittsburgh Press, Nov. 14, 1930, p. 49, col. 3 (advt.)
> STOP HUM and Vibration in your Radio Set with
> NO VIBES
> $1.00 per set
> MONARCH ELECTRIC CO.
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> https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113073640/no-vibes/
> Pittsburgh Press, Nov. 1, 1939, p. 32, col. 3
> STOP vibration in your Refrigerator with No-Vibes, 25c set.
> MONARCH ELECTRIC. 411 WOOD ST.
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> * "vibe(s)" = 'vibraphone' (OED2 1940)
>
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> https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/30s/1936/BB-1936-02-08.pdf
> Billboard, Feb. 8, 1936, p. 9, col. 1
> Clarence Fuhrman turns in a swell job with his studio crew. Combo, reeds
> and strings, handles itself melodiously, with Morris Spector rating a nod
> for some fancy vibe work.
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> https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/30s/1936/BB-1936-12-26.pdf
> Billboard, Dec. 26, 1936, p. 42, col. 3
> Lionel Hampton, who whammed the suitcase for Louis Armstrong in the old
> days and is responsible for the vibe hammering that embellishes the more
> recent Benny Goodman trio waxings, holds forth at this Harlemesque hotspot.
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> https://archive.org/details/sim_down-beat_1937-03_4_3/page/32/mode/1up?q=vibes
> Down Beat, Mar. 1937, p. 32, col. 5
> Incidentally, the drummer, Raye Berger, beats out a fine original swing
> chorus of Dinah on his new vibes.
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> --bgz
>

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