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Rockin' Chairs

Rockin' Chairs

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The Rockin' Chairs were a doo-wop recording group based in Queens Village, New York active in 1958 and 1959.[2][3]

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Discography

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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

  1. [1]
    Rizzo, Ken (March 2008). "Reinventing an Artistic Life". Allegro. CVIII (3).
  2. [2]
    Rosalsky, Mitch (2002). Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo Wop Vocal Groups. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 485–486. ISBN 978081083663-1.
  3. [3]
    Gribin, Anthony (2000). The Complete Book of Doo-Wop. Krause Publications. p. 441. ISBN 978-0873418294.
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  5. [5]
    "Distributor News". Billboard. 26 May 1958. p. 6.
  6. [6]
    "The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts: Pop Records". Billboard. 22 June 1959. p. 77.
  7. [7]
    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.
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