doo-wop

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Definition of doo-wop in English English dictionary

A style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America

a genre (usually a capella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the back-up vocalists

Etymology

[ 'dü-"wäp ] (noun.) 1969. Coined by a DJ, Gus Gossert, in the 1970s referring to (mostly) white rock & roll groups of the late 1950s and early 1960s.