Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gwen McCrae helped the pre-Bicentennial U.S. find another use for the “Rockin’ Chair,” turning the piece of furniture into one of ...

Gwen McCrae helped the pre-Bicentennial U.S. find another use for the “Rockin’ Chair,” turning the piece of furniture into one of the soundtracks of the summer of 1975. McCrae was one of the soulful ...

A 1970s promo photo of Miami singer Gwen McRae who hit No. 9 pop and No. 1 R&B in the summer of 1975 with her hit “Rockin’ Chair.” Courtesy Joe Stone Gwen McCrae helped the pre-Bicentennial U.S. find ...