[Ads-l] Antedating of "Motown"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Fri Mar 29 12:44:45 UTC 2024


Motown (OED 1965)

1964 _Whitstable_ (England) _Times_ 31 Oct. 3/2 (Newspapers.com)  The Temptations ... The Motown sound yet again, and this record just must be a hit if given the exposure.

Fred Shapiro

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