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The 14 pages that link to Doo-wop, each with the reason it gives.

• Rock and rollCompared with: Its group harmonies offer a contrasting vocal approach to guitar-led rock and roll.

• Rhythm and bluesBroader topic: Its vocal-group approach grew within the postwar rhythm and blues scene.

• A cappellaRelated: Its vocal groups show how popular music can evoke instrumental textures with voices.

• Vocal harmonyBroader topic: Its backing singers turn short syllables into recognizable harmonic textures.

• Close harmonyRelated: Its backing vocals often cluster tightly around a lead singer.

• Philadelphia soulNarrower topic: Philadelphia soul inherited the city’s long tradition of tightly arranged vocal groups.

• The DriftersNarrower topic: The Drifters’ early recordings grew from the vocal-group tradition associated with doo-wop.

• Barbershop musicCompared with: Doo-wop also centers vocal harmony but uses different rhythmic and stylistic conventions.

• Lou ReedNarrower topic: Reed’s early songwriting absorbed doo-wop’s harmonies and concise pop-song forms.

• Clyde McPhatterRelated: His work with the Dominoes and Drifters helped shape the lead-and-harmony approach central to doo-wop.

• Jackie WilsonRelated: Wilson first gained attention as a singer with the Dominoes.

• Hall & OatesRelated: Their vocal arrangements carried group-harmony traditions into contemporary pop.

• Neil SedakaCompared with: Doo-wop’s vocal-group focus contrasts with Sedaka’s piano-led solo pop recordings.

• The ShirellesNarrower topic: The Shirelles’ harmonies grew from a vocal-group tradition that helped shape their earliest recordings.