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A style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that was mostly popular within Black Americans of African descent in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s that is best characterized by nonsensical backing vocals with very little to no instrumentation. quotations examples
The R&B groups possessed a grittiness and soulful earnestness that was soon to be emulated by street-corner doo-wop groups, some of whom would achieve commercial success with instrumentally arranged hit records.
2016, Lawrence Pitilli, Doo-Wop Acappella, Rowman & Littlefield, page 27
third-person singular simple present doo-wops, present participle doo-wopping, simple past and past participle doo-wopped
To perform music in this style. examples