[Ads-l] Antedating of "Crooner"

[Shapiro, Fred]

crooner (OED, b., 1930)

1921 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 7 Nov. 16/2 (Newspapers.com)

Gene [Greene] has the knack of knockin' 'em off their seats, whether it's with a story or a song.  He's pep personified, a radiant crooner of coon songs.

Fred Shapiro

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