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

Discography

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.

References

1. Rizzo, Ken (March 2008). "Reinventing an Artistic Life". Allegro. CVIII (3).
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. ^ 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.
4. Gribin, Anthony (2000). The Complete Book of Doo-Wop. Krause Publications. p. 441. ISBN 978-0873418294.
5. "Distributor News". Billboard. 26 May 1958. p. 6.
6. "The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts: Pop Records". Billboard. 22 June 1959. p. 77.
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.

• Musical groups established in 1958
• Doo-wop groups
• Musical groups from Queens, New York
• 1958 establishments in New York City