The Rockin' Chairs were a doo-wop recording group based in Queens Village, New York active in 1958 and 1959.[2][4]
Discography
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."[2]
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]
References
- ^ Rizzo, Ken (March 2008). "Reinventing an Artistic Life". Allegro. CVIII (3).
- ^ 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.
