The Bell Notes were an early American rock and roll group from the East Meadow area of Long Island, New York.
[1] 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".
He was starting up a new label and thought the band would be ideal, because of the raw sound of the recording and the catchy tune.
In 1960, they signed with Madison Records and released two singles,"Shortnin' Bread" and "Friendly Star" followed.
In 1959, the group appeared in the series of Nu-Trading Rock 'n Roll Trading Cards.