Rockin' Chairs
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| The Rockin' Chairs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Queens Village, New York |
| Genres | doo-wop |
| Years active | 1958–1959 |
| Labels | Recorte Records, CBS Records[1] |
| Associated acts | Nino and the Ebb Tides[2] |
| Past members | |
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[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[2] |
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]
References
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