soulstern.
/ˈsəʊlstə/, U.S. /ˈsoʊlstər/ A soul musician, esp. a singer; (also) a fan of soul music.Earliest in attributive use.
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faker1903
swing man1903
honky-tonker1910
Chicagoan1924
stomper1925
Dixielander1927
modernist1932
swinger1934
ride man1935
all-star1937
swingster1937
hamfat1938
mouldy fig1945
traditionalist1949
trad1951
West Coaster1954
mainstreamer1961
soulster1961
New Thinger1964
society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of jazz > of specific types of jazz
modernist1932
icky1937
ick1942
mouldy fig1945
bebopper1946
skiffler1948
traditionalist1949
bopper1951
West Coaster1954
soulster1961
folkie1966
1961 Billboard Music Week 24 Apr. 27/3 Taste and melodic integrity, sometimes missing among better known ‘soulster’ groups, seems of paramount importance to these young men.
1976 New Musical Express 20 Nov. 95 per cent of the mixed crowd of soulsters, rock heavies and local drunks were soon gathered round the hottest stage in the city to stomp and romp and par-tee.
1989 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 13 Aug. 10/3 The gravel-voiced English soulster went on from Woodstock to his own triumphant Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour and film.
2001 B. Dahl Motown iii. 311/2 Detroit soulsters J.J. Barnes and Steve Mancha reportedly sang backgrounds on ‘I'll Love You Forever’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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