[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Race Record" (CORRECTION)

[Shapiro, Fred]

In the citation below, the year should be 1922, not 1911.

Fred Shapiro

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From: Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
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Subject: Further Antedating of "Race Record"

race record (OED 1923)

1911 Chicago Defender 11 Mar. 7/4 (Newspapers.com)

(advertisement)  Ask your neighborhood dealer for complete list of OKeh race records.

NOTE:  "Race record" was the predecessor term for "rhythm and blues."

Fred Shapiro

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