An observation - Just looking at some of my books:
I have books from the ‘70s, that refer exclusively to ‘fingerpicking’ - blues and ragtime.
Then I have ‘Fingerpicking Joplin’ by Spenser Dodge (1984) that refers to “... original arrangements for fingerstyle guitarists”. Somewhat ambivalent...
By 2004 Mike Dowling’s book and CD, called “Uptown Blues (American roots guitar)” has on it’s front cover: “Fingerstyle, plectrum and slide guitar”
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