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Sir Henrys Revolutionary Work In Popular Music Of The 1950S Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DOOWOP which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: DOOWOP

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199%6Exact Match!
261%6Sir Henry's revolutionary work in popular music of the 1950s
346%6 Anagram of 'henrys'

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We think the answer is "DOO-WOP" which means:

    noun
  • • 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

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She loves listening to doo-wop while driving."
  • • "The group sang beautiful harmonies in their doo-wop style."

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The Guardian Cryptic03 May 2007 Down 3
The Guardian Cryptic03 May 2007 Down 3
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