The BelAirs began in the Spring of 1989 when a group of childhood friends tried to imitate the the pioneers of American Rock and Roll music and the doo wop artists of the late 1950's. The group honed their craft in the hallways and bathrooms of Chaminade High School in Mineola, N.Y., on the boardwalk in Long Beach, N.Y., and underneath the elevated train in Lynbrook, N.Y. Soon they played church dances, outdoor festivals, block parties, and small clubs. They coined the term, "StreetMusic" to describe the interesting combination of 1950's doo wop style harmonies with contemporary popular rock and roll. It was doo wop rock with a "new beat."

The BelAirs released an album titled, StreetMusic to family and friends in the Spring of 1997. The tracks on the album were a combination of cover tunes along with original music never published since the bands formation in 1989. "BelAir Blvd.," "Growin' Up," "Cadillac Song," and "She's Out Tonight" were all written with original memebers: Joe Licato, Sean Llewellyn, Frank Maiello, Charlie Sillechia, and Joe Ryan.

In 2001, a second group of recordings along with the original, StreetMusic were released as a double disc set. A large number of these recording were written in a wooded retreat house in upstate New York, Hunter Mountain. These recordings were played by orginal band memebers, Joe Licato, Sean Llewellyn, Frank Maiello, as well as, Dino Gangale, Ryan O'leary, Mike "Mad Dog" Baker, Dan Wagner, Daryl Foster, Annette Cirillo, and Missy Llewellyn. Only 100 copies were made of this project, titled, A Portrait of the Artists.

Finally, the band went back into the studio, as well as, back to Hunter Mountain to record the entire second disc of, Family Album. The first disc of the album features the work recorded from 1997-2001, and the second disc features material recorded from 2006-2008. This album boasts songs written by Frank Maiello and Chris "Crossbay" Bisciello, as well as, Joe Licato and Sean Llewellyn. Sean Llewellyn can be heard playing bass guitar on the entire disc, and Frank Maiello is featured singing harmony vocals on a majority of the tracks. Chris "Crossbay" sings three of his self-written tunes, and cannot be missed adding a pallet of colors to the background harmonies. Dr. Fred "American Hot Wax" Waxenberg plays alto and tenor saxophone on a number of tracks.

This project was more than a recording session that lasted 19 years. Enormous time, dedication, and love are the ingredients that make up this album. Anyone who has played with the BelAirs over the past 19 years has helped to inspire each note and lyric on this album.

In closing, if you have ever sat with your family and enjoyed the tradition of eating sauce on Sunday, it will not be difficult for you to understand what I mean. It is only fitting for us to call this project, Family Album.