Rockin' Chairs Explained

The Rockin' Chairs
Origin:	Queens Village, New York
Genre:	doo-wop
Years Active:	–
Label:	Recorte Records, CBS Records^[1]
Associated Acts:	Nino and the Ebb Tides^[2]
Past Members:	Lenny Dean (leader) Bob Gerardi Carmine Ray Rick Baxter Joey Cary

The Rockin' Chairs were a doo-wop recording group based in Queens Village, New York active in 1958 and 1959.^{[3] [4]}

Discography

Title	Year	Catalog	Comments
A Kiss Is a Kiss / Rockin' Chair Boogie	1958	Recorte 402	200,000 copies sold
Please Mary Lou / Come On Baby	1958	Recorte 404
Memories of Love / Girl of Mine	1959	Recorte 412

Reception

Billboard described their A Kiss Is a Kiss as a "hot record."^[5]

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."^[6]

All three of their a-side recordings are considered among the top 1000 doo-wop songs of all time.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Rizzo. Ken. Reinventing an Artistic Life. Allegro. March 2008. CVIII. 3.
2. Book: Warner, Jay. American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. 2006. Hal Leonard Corporation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 0634099787. 266. registration. Rockin' chairs memories of love billboard..
3. Book: Rosalsky, Mitch. Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo Wop Vocal Groups. 2002. Scarecrow Press. Lanham, Maryland. 978081083663-1. 485–486.
4. Book: Gribin, Anthony. The Complete Book of Doo-Wop. 2000. Krause Publications. 978-0873418294. 441.
5. News: Distributor News. Billboard. 6. 26 May 1958.
6. News: The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts: Pop Records. Billboard. 22 June 1959. 77.
7. Book: Anthony Gribin. Matthew Schiff. The Top 1000 Doo-Wop Songs: Collector's Edition. 1 September 2014. Lulu.com. 978-0-9827376-5-1. 207–.