Initially, several different spellings of the word existed, including "zarico" and "zodico" (in some dialects of French, "r" has the same pronunciation used by certain dialects of American English for specific instances of "d"). In 1960, musicologist Mack McCormick wrote liner notes for a compilation album, "A Treasury of Field Recordings", and used the spelling "zydeco". The word was used in reviews, and McCormick began publicizing it around Houston as a standard spelling. Its use was also accepted by musician Clifton Chenier—who had previously recorded "Zodico Stomp" in 1955—in his recording "Zydeco Sont Pas Salés", after which Chenier himself claimed credit for devising the word.