noun
- a style of popular music, especially of the 1950s, characterized by close vocal harmonies and nonsense syllables sung as accompaniment
Usage: informal; music genre
Examples
- Doo-wop groups like The Platters were hugely popular in the 1950s.
- The song featured classic doo-wop harmonies with backing singers providing rhythmic syllables.
- He grew up listening to doo-wop records from his parents' collection.
- The barbershop quartet performed a modern take on traditional doo-wop.
- Doo-wop music influenced many later genres, including rock and roll.