[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Bluesy"

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bluesy (OED 1933)

1923 Camden Daily Courier 21 Sept. 12/4 (Newspapers.com)

The Bensons also contribute to another record with a bluesy trot, "Somebody's Wrong."

Fred Shapiro

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