Word info

doo wop

Noun

Meaning

a genre (usually a cappella) 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 backup

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

doo-wop

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Examples

I had done chorus before in school, but I was only trying for an easy A. I was a bass going 'dum dum da doo wop. Garrett Hedlund

As a country performer, he showed incredible versatility as he incorporated touches of soul, blues, doo-wop and rockabilly, all of which helped him become popular as a crossover act in the early Eighties. Source: Internet

Bogart’s Bar and Bistro: 3001 Naamans Creek Road, welcomes back DJ Jimmy, the Doctor of Doo-Wop, from 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Source: Internet

From Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop" performed as '50s doo-wop, to Radiohead's "Creep" as a bluesy ballad, the world can't get enough of Bradlee's compositions that "celebrate and explore much-maligned songs without mockery." Source: Internet

My dad was a doo-wop singer in the 1950s with Marvin Gaye and Van McCoy. Source: Internet

The Bobbettes’ sock-hop deviance is clear in the shrill little shrieks and torn notes that fleck their rapturous doo-wop. Source: Internet

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