[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Blues" (Musical Genre)

[Shapiro, Fred]

blues (OED, 2.b., 1915)

1913 Indianapolis Freeman 18 Jan. 6/3 (Chronicling America)

He [a visiting musician] sat on the piano stool and began to play the blues on the piano with one finger.

NOTE: The Indianapolis Freeman was a Black newspaper and presumably the visiting musician was Black.

Fred Shapiro



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