From Left to Right : Anita Pitre, Elisa Pitre & Signa Acevedo

The Belle-Aires (Bayshore, Long Island)
aka Terry & The Belles (2)

 

Personnel :

Elisa Pitre

Anita Pitre

Signa Acevedo


Discography :

The Belle-Aires
Ep :
1957 - Teenagers Dance  (RCA 421)
Sugar Candy / I Wanna Be Loved / My Only Love / You Stole My Heart



Terry & The Belles (2)
Singles :
1958 - I'm Alone Because I Love You / Keep That Beat (Hanover 4505)
1959 - I'll Always Be Nearby / I'd Want You (Ducky 111)
Unreleased :
1958 - Whoa-O (Hanover)
1958 - A Ring For My Finger (Hanover)

Biography :

Three Singing & rocking' teenager from Bay Shore, Long Island. Two sisters, Elisa and Anita Pitre and cousin Signa Acevedo form the trio; The girls all attenuated Bayshore High School. In 1957, they cut one ep for RCA under the name the Belle-aires.

William Miller of Amityville, Long Island is know as The Talent School of the Island-Always on the Look-Out for new singing groups. He Coached and Helped the Belle-Aires immensely and wrote all the songs for the Belle Aires.

In 1959 the girls signed with Hanover Records owened by Len Levy and Bob Thiele. Anita Pitre, Elisa Pitre and Signa Acevedo were now the Belles to Terry and recorded "I'm Alone Because I Love You" b/w "Keep That Beat".

Terry & The Belles

From the same session with Hanover, the group have two unreleased sides "I'm Alone Because I Love You / Keep That Beat" and "A Ring For My Finger". In 1959, Terry & The Belles recorded their last single "I'll Always Be Nearby" b/w "I'd Want You" for Ducky records.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 
 

The Belle-Aires

       
I Wanna Be Loved                  Sugar Candy 

   
You Stole My Heart                 My Only Love

Terry & The Belles (2)

      
Keep That Beat                   I'd Want You                   

   
I'm Alone Because I Love You         I'll Always Be Nearby

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