Maurie Orodenker, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Maurie Orodenker

Journalist and music critic

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1908

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1993

Profession: music critic, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Maurie Orodenker (né Maurice, or Morris, Harry Orodenker; 21 December 1908 Philadelphia – 8 October 1993 Philadelphia) was an American journalist, music critic and advertising agency executive.
In the 1940s, when working as a record reviewer on Billboard magazine, he was one of the first to use the term "rock and roll" to describe upbeat blues and swing music of the type which soon afterwards became known as "rhythm and blues".