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What is the name of the vocal group style, originating in the 1940s on street corners of cities like Baltimore and Philadelphia, that emphasises tight harmonies without instrumental accompaniment?

Doo-wop, with its nonsense syllables and close harmonies, was one of the most popular forms of rhythm and blues in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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