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Doo Wop ??

Whop, bop, a lu bop, a whop, bam, boom!" The early days of rock-n-roll

Type of vocal group harmony with the musical qualities of many vocal parts, nonsense syllables, a simple beat, little or no instrumentation, and simple music and lyrics.

There is single artists appearing with a backing group and usually the individual is more obvious in the musical arrangement.

Single artists appearing with a backing group

The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s.

It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh and areas of greater Los Angeles.

Typical instruments : Double bass - Electric guitar - Saxophone - Drums - Piano - Harmony vocals.

Doo Wop ??

African American

Map of the United States with the African flag

Popular Doo Wop Artists

The doo wop era gave us so many memorable songs and famous groups. Like;

The Clovers,The Coasters, The Drifters, The Flamingos

Billy Joel & For The Longest Time

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Reviews - Comments about “for The Longest Time”

i love this song, it calms down my 2month? old son, he stops crying and smiles when I play it( evzgurl )

This is the definition of music. Such an amazing and beautiful song. I introduced this song to my Japanese wife while we were dating before we married. She got hooked on this song faster than a snapper gets hooked on a red prawn.Now, it's our song and we just love it. The Japanese love Billy Joel, Elton John, The Beetles, The Travelling Wilbury's and John Farnham.The music these days is just that techno crap, doof doof and boof boof! It makes no sense at all. There is no meaning in today's music. By the way, I'm not an old grampa. I'm a 28 year old but I appreciate this music! C'mon Billy, please come to Japan.PPPLLLLLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEEEEEEEEEE!( IanFuller )

Reviews - Comments about “for The Longest Time”

I got together with a bunch of? my friends and we sang this song to my girlfriend who I then proposed to. It's all thanks to you Mr. Joel.(BlackWingsBlueRoses)

I Haven't heard this song in "The Longest Time" haha. Billy Joel is a great singer/songwriter, and few do it better than he does. I mostly listen to Hip-Hop but I'm givin credit where due.( Genaric )

Billy Joel is absolutely amazing, not only because he's such a great singer and musician, but because he is influenced by so many different kinds of music and writes so many songs in different styles. i think that's why so many critics don't like him, because he doesn't just stay in one genre, he tries all sorts of things and does them brilliantly.

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