[Ads-l] Antedating of "Boogie Woogie" (Music)
Shapiro, Fred
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boogie-woogie (OED 1928)
1927 Dave Jessie (title of musical score, copyrighted) Jazz Piano: Boogie Woogie.
1927 Axel Christensen (title of musical score, copyrighted) Boogie Woogie Blues.
NOTE: Online searches reveal that there was non-musical usage of "boogie woogie" before 1927, as in "boogie-woogie man," not reflected in OED.
Fred Shapiro
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