In a simpler time, long before musicians stole bass lines and choruses from Sting to create hooks, there was doo-wop. The vocal style was popular in the '50s and '60s and was characterized by its signature harmonies—sometimes including the syllables "doo-wop." Pull up The Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" and you can hear the trademark refrain in the bridge. Although scarcely heard since the British Invasion knocked the style out of the charts in the mid-'60s, doo-wop has had a lasting influence on popular music, particularly R&B. (And Huey Lewis and the News songs, but we'll ignore that.) It may not be the hippest genre around, but it's chock full of harmony,... More >>>