[Ads-l] Antedating of "Vibe"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Mon Mar 31 14:20:15 UTC 2025


Yes.

Fred Shapiro

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Subject: Re: Antedating of "Vibe"

Isn't "vibes" a terms for the vibraphone?

DanG

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 5:40 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> 1937 Kansas City Journal 24 Oct. 23/3 (Newspapers com)
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> [Lionel] Hampton sings both pieces and is spotted trhroughout on the vibes.
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> Fred Shapiro
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