The Belltones [US1]

Country: United States
Comments: Popular student vocal group from Chapel Hill, North Carolina formed in 1950 by their director. Hank Beebe. Members include Lanier Davis, Carl Vipperman, Milton Bliss, Helen Cotton and Catherine Blue. Hank Beebe wrote "Way Up in North Carolina" which was recorded by The Belltones and released on Colonial in 1951. The master was sold to Mercury. However, the group broke up shortly afterwards. Lanier Davis joined a light opera group in New York City and Hank Beebe became head of the music department for a school in Pennsylvania.
Not to be confused with: The Belltones [JM]
The Belltones [US2]

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