This is a wistful and innocent-sounding bit of late 1950s/early 1960s doo-wop. I don't think it'll wind up being one of my favourite songs from that era but I'm glad that I have now heard it. Finding songs like this is why I spend so much time on this vanity project of mine!
The Chimes were a doo-wop trio based in Toronto that decided to recruit a female lead singer to perform some material that they had been given. Helen Baird met them at a party and adopted the stage name Leigh Bell; together, they recorded "Terry". It reached #3 in Toronto and #5 in Vancouver; it was released in the U.S. in 1961 and did not chart.
The group fell apart shortly after recording this. They never recorded a followup and never performed together again. The Museum of Canadian Music website has an entry on them.
Created October 21, 2026.