[Ads-l] Antedating of "Scat" (Music)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Thu Jul 4 21:41:03 UTC 2024


scat (OED, n.6, 1929)

1927 _St. Louis Argus_ 30 Sept. 3 / 4 (ProQuest)

"Keyhole Blues"  Fox Trot  with scat chorus by Louis Armstrong.

Fred Shapiro

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