Definition of Tin Pan Alley
: a district that is a center for composers and publishers of popular music
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: the body of such composers and publishers
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“Tin Pan Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tin%20Pan%20Alley. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of Tin Pan Alley was in 1908
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