[Ads-l] Antedating of "Soul" (African-American)

[Shapiro, Fred]

soul (OED, 3.c. "the emotional or spiritual quality of African American life and culture," 1946)

1939 Sunday Worker 5 Mar. 2/3 (ProQuest)  Whether it's "St. Louis Blues," or "Jeepers Creepers," the audience wants it played correctly, with soul and with meaning.

1941 Hartford Courant 1 Nov. 8 (ProQuest)  "Jackson T." — Jack Teaguarden to you — is at the State Theater showing you how they play jazz down N'Ohleans way — with soul.

Fred Shapiro

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