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The Chimes (later Lenny Cocco & the Chimes) were an American doo wop group from Brooklyn. [1]
The group came together under the direction of lead singer Lenny Cocco in the mid-1950s. [1] Their first single was a version of " Once in a While"—a 1937 hit for Tommy Dorsey—released on Tag Records. [1] The song became a hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961, and No. 15 in Canada. [2] The follow-up single was " I'm in the Mood for Love", a song from the 1930s. [1] This hit No. 38 later that year. In 1962, they began recording as Lenny & the Chimes, and moved to Metro Records and then to Laurie Records in 1963. In 1964, they released the single "Two Times" on Vee-Jay, but broke up shortly after. [1]
In subsequent decades they have re-formed for the doo-wop revival circuit, usually under the name Lenny Cocco and the Chimes. Cocco died in 2015 at age 78. [3]
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The Chimes (later Lenny Cocco & the Chimes) were an American doo wop group from Brooklyn. [1]
The group came together under the direction of lead singer Lenny Cocco in the mid-1950s. [1] Their first single was a version of " Once in a While"—a 1937 hit for Tommy Dorsey—released on Tag Records. [1] The song became a hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961, and No. 15 in Canada. [2] The follow-up single was " I'm in the Mood for Love", a song from the 1930s. [1] This hit No. 38 later that year. In 1962, they began recording as Lenny & the Chimes, and moved to Metro Records and then to Laurie Records in 1963. In 1964, they released the single "Two Times" on Vee-Jay, but broke up shortly after. [1]
In subsequent decades they have re-formed for the doo-wop revival circuit, usually under the name Lenny Cocco and the Chimes. Cocco died in 2015 at age 78. [3]