Pop music style Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, December 20, 1995 · 24-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, December 20, 1995.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 20, 1995 · 24-Across · 6 letters
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A style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that was mostly popular within Black Americans of African descent in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s that is best characterized by nonsensical backing vocals with very little to no instrumentation.
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