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noun

(1) A genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup

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Coined by a DJ, Gus Gossert, in the 1970s referring to (mostly) white rock & roll groups of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Noun

A style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America.