[Ads-l] "Jump Blues" Not in OED

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The term "jump blues" is not in OED.  The earliest I have found for it is:

1941 Call (Kansas City, Mo.) 2 May 13/1 (Newspapers.com)  Coupled is a jump blues, I'M GONNA PULL MY HAIR, with corny shouts and spots of boogie woogie piano.

Fred Shapiro

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