The Bell Notes
Biography
The Bell Notes were an early American rock and roll group from Long Island, New York.
The Bell Notes were regular performers in The Bronx in the 1950s, and performed at a bar owned by the father of Ray Tabano; he and Steven Tyler (of Aerosmith) occasionally played between Bell Notes sets and covered their song "Ive Had It". "Ive Had It", released on Time Records, was a nationwide hit in the U.S. in 1959, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. They released four further singles in 1959 - "Old Spanish Town", "Thats Right", "Youre a Big Girl Now", and "White Buckskin Sneakers and Checkerboard Socks" - but only "Old Spanish Town" charted, peaking at #76.
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In 1960, they signed to Autograph Records and issued "Little Girl in Blue"; two singles for Madison Records, "Shortnin Bread" and "Friendly Star" followed. "Shortnin Bread" hit #96 in the U.S. and was their last hit; they broke up by 1962.
In 1964, the group appeared in the series of Nu-Trading Rock n Roll Trading Cards.
Members
Carl Bonura - vocals, saxophone
John Casey - drums
Ray Ceroni - vocals, guitar
Lenny Giambalvo - bass
Peter Kane - piano Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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