The Bell Notes
The Bell Notes were an early American rock & roll group from Long Island, N… Read Full Bio ↴The Bell Notes were an early American rock & 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 "I've Had It". "I've 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", "That's Right", "You're a Big Girl Now", and "White Buckskin Sneakers & Checkerboard Socks" - but only "Old Spanish Town" charted, peaking at #76.
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
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 "I've Had It". "I've 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", "That's Right", "You're a Big Girl Now", and "White Buckskin Sneakers & Checkerboard Socks" - but only "Old Spanish Town" charted, peaking at #76.
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
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The Bell Notes Lyrics
Be Mine My, my, please be mine My, my, please be mine My, my,…
Don't Ask Me Why La-di-da-di-da-da, don't ask me why La-di-da-di-da-da, I tel…
Dream Street Dream Street I'm standing here on Dream Street Just watching…
I've Had It La la la la la... When I saw her on the…
I've Had It - La la la la la... When I saw her on the…
Ive Had It La la la la la... When I saw her on the…
I´ve had it La la la la la... When I saw her on the…
No Dice It ain't no dice You say you love me But you wanna…
Old Spanish Town A flower on the right side of her hair Meant that…
White Buckskin Sneakers And Checkerboard Socks There's a real gun style that's going around They're the coo…