Leigh Bell & The Chimes (7) (Toronto)
Personnel :
Leigh Bell (Lead)
Jim Clark
Myles Devine
Don Murray
Discography :
1959 - Terry / Eternity (Quality1948/Rust 5031/Viking33)
Biography :
Jim
Clark, Myles Devine and Don Murray are the Chimes. Jim and Myles knew
each other in Scotland. When they met again in Toronto, they formed a
trio with Don. Composer Dick Taverner approached the boys with two
songs, and they realized that the song were best suited to a girl lead
singer.
Leigh Bell met the trio at a party, and a new vocal quartet was born. Conway Twitty and his manager heard the group singing "Terry" at a record hop, and immediately recommended them to a leading Canadian record Label. Charted at #3 on the CHUM chart in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in January 1960. Released as a single around November 1959. In the US, this recording was not released as a single until April 1961. It did not chart in the US in Billboard.
Songs :
Terry Eternity