[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Doo-Wop"

[Ben Zimmer]

I shared this cite here back in 2010.

https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2010-February/097101.html

On Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> doo-wop (OED 1969)
>
> 1965 Chicago Defender 13 Nov. 26A (ProQuest)
>
> People who hate rock and roll, rhythm and blues, the Beatles, and doo-wop
> singing groups, go wild about Ray Charles.
>
>

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