Rockin' Chairs
The Rockin' Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Queens Village, New York |
| Genres | doo-wop |
| Years active | 1958–1959 |
| Labels | Recorte Records,[1] Time Records[2] |
| Past members | |
The Rockin' Chairs were a doo-wop recording group based in Queens Village, New York active in 1958 and 1959.[3][5]
Discography
| Title | Year | Catalog | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Kiss Is a Kiss / Rockin' Chair Boogie | 1958[3] | Recorte 402[3] | 200,000 copies sold[3] |
| Please Mary Lou / Come On Baby | 1958[3] | Recorte 404[3] | |
| Memories of Love / Girl of Mine | 1959[3] | Recorte 412[3] | with backup from Nino and the Ebb Tides[4] |
Reception
Billboard described their A Kiss Is a Kiss as a "hot record."[6]
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."[3]
Billboard described their Memories of Love recording as having an "overly long intro" and described the recording as "none too good."[7]
All three of their a-side recordings are considered among the top 1000 doo-wop songs of all time.[8]
References
- ^ a b Rizzo, Ken (March 2008). "Reinventing an Artistic Life". Allegro. CVIII (3).
- ^ Levy, Aidan (2015). Dirty Blvd.: The Life and Music of Lou Reed. Chicago Review Press. p. 1933. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rosalsky, Mitch (2002). Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo Wop Vocal Groups. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 485–486. ISBN 978081083663-1.
- ^ a b Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 266. ISBN 0634099787.
Rockin' chairs memories of love billboard.
- ^ Gribin, Anthony (2000). The Complete Book of Doo-Wop. Krause Publications. p. 441. ISBN 978-0873418294.
- ^ "Distributor News". Billboard. 26 May 1958. p. 6.
- ^ "The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts: Pop Records". Billboard. 22 June 1959. p. 77.
- ^ Anthony Gribin; Matthew Schiff (1 September 2014). The Top 1000 Doo-Wop Songs: Collector's Edition. Lulu.com. pp. 207–. ISBN 978-0-9827376-5-1.