Rockin' Chairs

The Rockin' Chairs
Origin Queens Village, New York
Genres doo-wop
Years active 1958–1959
Labels Recorte Records
Associated acts Nino and the Ebb Tides[1]
Past members
  • Lenny Dean (leader)[2]
  • Bob Gerardi[2]
  • Carmine Ray[2]
  • Rick Baxter[2]
  • Joey Cary

The Rockin' Chairs were a doo-wop recording group based in Queens Village, New York active in 1958 and 1959.[2][3]

Discography

Title Year Catalog Comments
A Kiss is a Kiss / Rockin' Chair Boogie 1958[2] Recorte 402[2] 200,000 copies sold[2]
Please Mary Lou / Come On Baby 1958[2] Recorte 404[2]
Memories of Love / Girl of Mine 1959[2] Recorte 412[2]with backup from Nino and the Ebb Tides[1]

Reception

Billboard described their A Kiss is a Kiss as a "hot record."[4]

When the band played Please Mary Lou on Alan Freed's Big Beat television show, Freed commented that it sounded like Paul Anka's "Diana."[2]

Billboard described their Memories of Love recording as having an "overly long intro" and described the recording as "none too good."[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 266. ISBN 0634099787.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 Rosalsky, Mitch (2002). Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo Wop Vocal Groups. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 485–486. ISBN 978081083663-1.
  3. ↑ Gribin, Anthony (2000). The Complete Book of Doo-Wop. Krause Publications. p. 441. ISBN 978-0873418294.
  4. ↑ "Distributor News". Billboard. 26 May 1958. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts: Pop Records". Billboard. 22 June 1959. p. 77.