[Ads-l] Antedating of "Boogie Woogie" (Music)

[Shapiro, Fred]

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




------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org