[Ads-l] Antedating of "Disco" (Music)

[Shapiro, Fred]

disco (OED, 1.b., 1975)

1973 Rolling Stone 13 Sept. 60/1 (ProQuest)

One of the most spectacular discotheque records in recent months is a perfect example of the genre: Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa." ... DJ Frankie Crocker ... broke it on the air on New York's WBLS-FM, a black station highly attuned to the disco sound.

Fred Shapiro

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