Wop is a pejorative term for Italians or people of Italian descent. The Merriam-Webster dictionary states wop's first known use was in the United States...
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Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, mainly...
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up wop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wop is a pejorative slur for Italians. Wop or WOP may also refer to: "Wop" (song), a song by J. Dash WOP!, a...
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Louis McPherson (born October 17, 1995), known professionally as Lil Wop, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois who was signed to 1017 Records...
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WOP! is the debut studio album by Dutch hip-hop artist Lil' Kleine. It was produced by Jack $hirak [nl] and released on 12 February 2016 by TopNotch....
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"Doo Wop (That Thing)" is a song by American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill from her debut solo studio album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998). It...
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Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May, OBE, DFC (March 20, 1896 – June 21, 1952) was a Canadian flying ace in the First World War and a leading post-war aviator. He...
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up doo-wop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Doo wop or doo-wop is a vocal-based rhythm and blues music style. It may also refer to: "Doo Wop (That Thing)"...
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Tutti Frutti (song) (redirect from A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom!)
his first major hit. With its energetic refrain, often transcribed as "A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-lop-bam-boom!" (a verbal rendition of a drum pattern that...
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"Wop" (Stylized in all caps) is a song by rapper J. Dash featuring rapper Flo Rida. First recorded in 2007, it was released in 2011 to serve as the lead...
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Doo-Wops & Hooligans is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 4, 2010, by Atlantic and Elektra Records...
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'50s progression (redirect from Doo-wop progression)
known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, the doo-wop progression: 204 and the "ice cream changes") is a chord progression and...
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Doo Wop is a 2004 French romantic drama film directed, produced and written by David Lanzmann. It won the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival...
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This is a list of doo-wop musicians. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The Accents The Ad Libs The Alley Cats Lee...
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Mister Heavenly (redirect from Doom wop)
belongs to a new subgenre called "doom wop", consisting of slow, low-frequency music transposed with traditional doo wop harmonies. Citations Weiss, Evan (20...
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Doo Wop 50 is a television and DVD special created and produced by TJ Lubinsky. The special was inspired by a 1994 CD box-set of doo wop music which was...
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Sherwood), and Jane Froman became hits in 1934. The Flamingos recorded a doo-wop adaptation of "I Only Have Eyes for You" at Bell Sound Studios in New York...
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List of Lucchese crime family mobsters (redirect from Frankie the Wop)
Ray Argentina is a soldier in the Brooklyn faction. His younger brother Peter Argentina is an associate in the family. In 1992, Argentina along with Louis...
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Charles Carrollo (redirect from Charles V. "Charley The Wop" Carollo)
Charles Vincent "Charlie the Wop" Carrollo (born Vincenzo Carrollo; August 25, 1902 – 1979) was an Italian-born Kansas City, Missouri crime boss during...
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The Legends of Doo Wop is a music group of 1950s doo-wop singers. The original members included Jimmy Gallagher of the Passions, Tony Passalaqua of the...
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Whopper (disambiguation) (redirect from Wopper)
Look up whopper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Whopper is a hamburger sold by the fast food chain Burger King and its Australian franchise Hungry...
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M. Cain's Mildred Pierce, referring to a "wop or spig", and say that this term was never preferred over wop, and has been rarely used since 1915. However...
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Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (redirect from Maurice Williams (doo-wop artist))
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs were an American doo-wop/R&B vocal group in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally the (Royal) Charms, the band changed...
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Newspapers.com. "Gallivan's Perfect Pass Ties Score". The Times. November 18, 1929 – via Newspapers.com. "Wop Drumstead Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com....
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moved to Atlanta, where he met rapper Lil Wop and was eventually offered a deal with a record label. Lil Wop helped White get started with a professional...
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Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District (redirect from Doo Wop Motel District)
District, or Doo Wop Motel District, is an area in The Wildwoods, New Jersey, that was home to over 300 motels built during the Doo-Wop era of the 1950s...
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suicide-by-cop. Lastorino died on November 5, 2022, at age 83. Carmine "Willie the Wop" LoCascio (September 23, 1911 – March 13, 1983) was a New York mobster who...
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beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps...
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The Reflections (Detroit band) (redirect from The Reflections (Doo-wop group))
The Reflections are an American blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group from Detroit, Michigan, United States. They had one hit single in 1964 called "(Just Like)...
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Etta James, Fats Domino, Roy Brown, Little Richard and Ruth Brown. The "doo wop" groups were also noteworthy, including the Orioles, the Ravens and the Dominoes...
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