26 February 2011

Doo Wop

A number of people are aware that I like many genres of music. One of my favorite types of music is Doo Wop.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines doo-wop as a “style of rhythm and blues popularized in the 1950s and characterized by words and nonsense syllables sung in harmony by small groups against a stylized rhythmic melody.” I guess that’s as good an introduction as any.

For additional background information, please visit:

Wikipedia: Doo-wop

History of Rock: The Doo-Wop Sound

YouTube: Doo-wop segment from CBS Sunday Morning

Doo Wop Preservation League

Rewind the Fifties: Doo-Wop

Doo wop dreams

Circe's Doo Wop Cafe Internet Radio Station & Club

Sam Houston State University Department of Library Science: Doo-Wop

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