Doo Wop both evolved from rhythm and blues and ran concurrent with it. Doo Wop proceeded and ran concurrently and did not influence rockabilly. Doo Wop music was merely subsumed by rock 'n' roll. Thus, in order to look into the root of doo wop one must start with rhythm and blues. Doo Wop Evolution
In the late forties Rhythm and Blues was quite different in different areas of the country. Urban North rhythm and blues that had been influenced by gospel, bee-bop, jazz and black popular music was more sophisticated The instrumentation, melodies and arrangements were more complicated having been influenced by the vocal harmonies of big band and jazz sounds. The singers were more often crooners then shouters.The North rhythm and blues would evolve to a street corner sound called "Doo Wop."
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