West Michigan Mid-Sixties Bands
The Bel-aires had a minor hit called "If you love me" in September 1967. WERX was the only station to play it. It made about 30 on the WERX 15+30 Platter Poll Survey. Great song!!!!!
Posted by: don at November 4, 2005 03:25 PMthe only one i know for sure was bobby speak , he played keys.
Posted by: bob d at February 11, 2006 06:47 PMI'd like to talk to someone from the "Bellaires". I think they played a gig at one of Creston High School's pep rallys in the early sixties. The band was great! I want to see if was, indeed, them.
Anyone?
Posted by: Tom Olejniczak at July 16, 2007 08:51 PMI played with the Bel-Aires in 1965 and 1966.
The Bel-Aires at that time included Mike Howard who sang lead and played rhythm guitar, George (Joey) Waters on drums, Wes Cogan played lead guitar and Farfisa keyboard and I played electric bass. We all sang back-up harmony.
We had a lot of fun practicing at Mike's and performing in the Grand Rapids area.
I don't know how well we performed but I know we had a nice following of really nice people.
The band had different members throughout it's history. It was Mike's band and he would be the definitive source for more information about The Bel-Aires.
I believe he lives in the Grand Rapids area.
I ran into him at the Alpine Meijer's a few times in the late 1990's.
I've since moved to the Traverse City area.
Since there were different members of The Bel-Aires throughout it's history I don't know who who Taylor's dad is. I'd be interested in finding that information out.
