Genres doo-wop Genre Doo-wop | Associated acts Nino and the Ebb Tides | |
Years active 1958 (1958)–1959 (1959) Past members Lenny Dean (leader)
Bob Gerardi
Carmine Ray
Rick Baxter
Joey Cary Origin Queens Village, New York, United States People also search for Lenny Dean & The Rockin' Chairs, Nino and the Ebb Tides, The Rocking Chairs, Doug Morris Record labels Sony Music, Recorte Records | ||
The Rockin' Chairs were a doo-wop recording group based in Queens Village, New York active in 1958 and 1959.
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Doo wop rocker the rockin chairs a kiss is a kiss
Reception
Billboard described their A Kiss is a Kiss as a "hot record."
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."
Billboard described their Memories of Love recording as having an "overly long intro" and described the recording as "none too good."
All three of their a-side recordings are considered among the top 1000 doo-wop songs of all time.
Songs
Please Mary Lou2012
Kiss Is a Kiss2012
Rockin' Chair Boogie2012
References
Rockin' Chairs Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA