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Thread #109089 Message #4085547
Posted By: GUEST,Joseph Scott
29-Dec-20 - 02:52 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Roving Gambler / Gambling Man
Subject: RE: Origins: Roving Gambler / Gambling Man
"EARLIEST DATE: 1915"
It's in Emma Bell Miles' 1904 article in _Harper's_.
http://bluegrassmessengers.com/some-real-american-music--miles-1904.aspx