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doo-wop
Noun
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
hypernym
gospel
gospel singing
doo-wop vs gospel
doo-wop vs gospel singing
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