The Bell Notes

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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 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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I've Had It

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Goldisc Records from the Vault, Vol. 3

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I've Had It: The Very Best of the Bell Notes

I've Made It

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Rock N' Roll Era: 1959

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Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1959

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Billboard Top 100 of 1959

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The Ultimate One Hit Wonders Collection (disc 2)

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Time 1004

The Best Of The Bell Notes

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The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll vol.2

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Let's Go Rock And Roll

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