[Ads-l] Antedating of "Bossa Nova"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Same article appeared a couple days earlier in "The San Diego Union".

Date: July 28, 1960
Newspaper: The San Diego Union
Newspaper Location: San Diego, California
Article: Brazil Unmoved By Cuban Issue
Author: Sol Biderman (Copley News Service)
Quote Page a28

[Begin excerpt]
They are elated at the 5-1 victory of the Brazilian soccer team over
Argentina and they are playing the latest record releases of "Bossa
Nova," a new trend in Brazilian popular music.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 4:46 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> bossa nova (OED 1962)
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> 1960 _Evening Vanguard_ (Venice, Cal.) 30 July 6/1 (Newspapers.com)  They're playing the latest record releases of "Bossa Nova," a new trend in Brazilian popular music.
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> Fred Shapiro
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