: a vocal style of rock and roll characterized by the a cappella singing of nonsense syllables in rhythmical support of the melody
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Rae’s vocal delivery of her love of the city is repetitively mantric, until the song splits apart into its final 30 seconds of doo-wop meets drum and bass.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Horses has never lost any of its fire over the years because her poetic voice was always rooted in the beats of doo-wop and R&B.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2025
Takemura Sears, who shares the role of King Idomeneo with Roland Hawkins, delivered an astonishing performance in the Twin Cities opener, mastering both Mozart’s demanding passages and the doo-wop repertoire.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The group had broken through near the tail-end of doo-wop’s peak.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Horses has never lost any of its fire over the years because her poetic voice was always rooted in the beats of doo-wop and R&B.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2025
Takemura Sears, who shares the role of King Idomeneo with Roland Hawkins, delivered an astonishing performance in the Twin Cities opener, mastering both Mozart’s demanding passages and the doo-wop repertoire.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The group had broken through near the tail-end of doo-wop’s peak.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Doo-wop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doo-wop. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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