[Ads-l] Antedating of "Charleston"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Charleston (OED 1923)

1922 Chicago Whip 30 Dec. 6/3 (Newspapers.com)

The moment the dancing, which is full of life, the Negro spirit of enthusiasm and whirlwind speed, ceases, the show is dead. ... There are two excellent specialties by Grennlee and Drayton ... and another cayenne offering, "The Charleston Dance," by Maude Russell and a group of girls.

Fred Shapiro



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