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  2. Learn about the history and the origin of doo-wop music.Subscribe for more from Factual America: http://bit.ly/AlamoPicturesIn the late 1950s, doo-wop music ...

  3. teachrock.org › chapter › doo-wopDoo Wop - TeachRock

    Doo Wop, a name that not all of the music’s devotees embrace, was music made by vocal groups. In the age of early Rock and Roll, the vocal groups connected with Doo Wop were turning out some of Rock and Roll’s most enduring and successful music. In cities like New York, Baltimore, and Los Angeles, Doo Wop was often practiced on the street.

  4. Jun 27, 2022 · The Italian-American doo wop scene was rooted in the northeast, particularly in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Our journey will begin in Philadelphia 1957. An upcoming record producer named Bob Marcucci (1930-2011), who had a personal stake in the business as he co-owned Chancellor Records, was on a quest.

  5. Dec 18, 2017 · When you think of America in the 1950’s, likely at some point your mind goes to Doo-Wop. For such short-lived popularity on the charts, Doo-Wop has lived a much more full life in nostalgia. Doo-Wop originates from the barbershop quartets of the late 19th, early 20th centuries.

  6. Dec 31, 2007 · Doo wop got its name from the bass line of the music. What is doo wop style? Think of fast cars, tailfins and lights on the jukebox. These things all meant freedom, freedom of movement. It was ...

  7. Jul 14, 2002 · Early on, what we called doo-wop music embraced the grand tradition of nonsense lyrics. Taking their cue from Dizzy Gillespie's 1947 be-bop hit, "Oop Boop Sh'Bam," vocal groups sang "Sh-Boom," "Oop Shoop" and "Bip Bam," all using meaningless sounds to fill the beats and create background chants.

  8. Jul 8, 2009 · Here's one of the most successful doo-wop groups, The Platters, performing "The Great Pretender" and "Only You" in 1955. LINK Shortly after its ascent in the mid-'50s, doo-wop became a world of ...

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