[Ads-l] Antedating of "singer-songwriter"

[Steven Losie]

Thanks for pushing this one back further, Garson. ProQuest proved to be
fruitful, with a couple of citations from the 1930s:

[begin quote]
Hearing Sam Coslow on the coast Philip Morris air program, Fox tested and
then borrowed the singer-songwriter from Paramount for three weeks to play
the crooner in 'I Loved You Wednesday.'
[end quote]
Source: Variety (Los Angeles, CA), Apr 18, 1933, p.49, col.5
Article title: Sing-Writer Coslow Turns Actor on Loan
Database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers

[begin quote]
Mrs. Howard is amused when she recalls the advice she got before marrying
the dashing singer-songwriter.
[end quote]
Source: New York Daily News, Dec 11, 1939, p.50, col.2
Article title: Joe Howard's No.8 Radiates Marital Joy
Author: Julia McCarthy
Database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers

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