The Chimes were an American doo wop group from Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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The group came together under the direction of lead singer Lenny Cocco in the mid 1950s. Their first single was a version of Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

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's "Once in a While

Once in a While

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", released on Tag Records. The song became a hit in the U.S., peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 in 1961. The follow-up single was "I'm in the Mood for Love

I'm in the Mood for Love

"I'm in the Mood for Love" is a popular song. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. The song was published in 1935. It was introduced by Frances Langford in the movie Every Night at Eight released that year...

", a song from the 1930s. This hit #38 later that year. In 1962, they began recording as Lenny & the Chimes, and moved to Metro Records and then to Laurie Records

Laurie Records

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 in 1963. In 1964, they released the single "Two Times" on Vee-Jay, but broke up shortly after.

In subsequent decades they have re-formed for the doo-wop revival circuit, usually under the name Lenny & the Chimes.

Original

• Lenny Cocco - lead
• Pat DePrisco - first tenor
• Richard Mercado - second tenor
• Joseph Croce - baritone
• Pat McGuire - bass

Current

• Lenny Cocco
• Richard Mercado
• Pat DePrisco

Cocco has also toured with DePrisco, Mercado, and Croce; Pat McGuire died in a car accident in the early 1960s.