doo-wop
English
Etymology
Coined by a DJ, Gus Gossert, in the 1970s, referring to (mostly) white rock-and-roll groups of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The name is onomatopoeic, representing the nonsensical backing vocals of some songs of the genre.
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