The Tornados
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The Tornados were an England instrumental musical ensemble of the 1960s which acted as in-house backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek s productions.

Career

The Tornados enjoyed several record chart chart-topper in their own right, including the United Kingdom and United States Number One "Telstar (song) (named after the Telstar and composed by Meek). It was the first U.S. #1 by a United Kingdom group. Since World War II only three British single (music) had topped the U.S. chart: "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart by Vera Lynn in 1952, before the Billboard 100 charts were produced, "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands by Laurie London (which only topped the Billboard chart of 100 songs most played by disc jockeys) in 1958, and "Stranger on the Shore by Acker Bilk in 1962, the first to top the combined list now called the Hot 100, doing so four months before Telstar. For a time the Tornados were considered serious rivals to The Shadows The Tornados single "Globetrotter" made it to number 5 in the UK Singles Chart but when bassist Heinz (singer) left in 1963 for a solo career, the group began to fall apart. By 1965 none of the original lineup remained. Later lineups were therefore credited as Tornados 65 and The New Tornados The Tornados made a scopitone film (an early form of music video for Telstar and another for their chart hit "Robot" featuring members of the group walking around woodland dressed in appropriate headgear with their guitar , flirting with various young women and being finally arrested by policemen after lighting a campfire. After drummer and bandleader Clem Cattini left the Tornados in 1965 he became a successful session musician playing on sound recording and reproduction sessions for other artists, and was featured in Cliff Richard s backing bands. He holds the record for appearing the most times on United Kingdom #1 singles. Rhythm guitarist George Bellamy is the father of Matthew Bellamy frontman for British Rock music Musical ensemble Muse (band) In 1975 four of the five original members tried an unsuccessful comeback as the Original Tornados

Do You Come Here Often?

The A-side and B-side on the final single (music) that the group released in 1966, "Do You Come Here Often?", is acknowledged to be the first openly "Homosexuality pop record release by a UK major label lt;/ref> It started off as a standard organ-inspired instrumental, but Joe Meek decided that the organ playing was a little too jazzy for the style of the group. So, about two-thirds into the song, a casual conversation between what appears to be two gay men (Dave Watts playing keyboards and Rob Gale playing guitar)) was overdubbed.} The song was featured, along with other gay-flavoured releases, on a 2006 compilation CD, Queer Noises.

Members

* George Bellamy Rhythm guitar - (born 8 October 1941, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear . * Heinz (singer) Bass guitar - (born Heinz Henry Georg Schwartze, 24 July 1942, Detmold Germany — died 7 April 2000, Weston, Hampshire Hampshire . * Alan Caddy Lead guitar - (born 2 February 1940, Chelsea, London — died 16 August 2000). * Clem Cattini Drum kit - (born Clemente Anselmo Arturo Cattini, 28 August 1938, Stoke Newington North London . * Roger LaVern: Keyboard instrument - (born Roger Jackson, 11 November 1938, Kidderminster Worcestershire . * http://www.rayrandall.co.uk Ray Randall]: Bass guitar (born 7 November 1944, Bushey in Hertfordshire) Played bass with The Tornados (after Heinz left) from 1963-1966. * Stuart Taylor: Lead guitar (born 23 October 1944, in London — died 18 April 2005). * Tab Martin: Bass - (born Alan Raymond Brearley, 24 December 1944, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumbria . Tab took over from Heinz for a few months before Brian Gregg took over. * Brian Gregg: Bass - (born 31 January 1939, London .Brian took over from Tab Martin. * Phil Webb: Guitar * Jimmy OBrien: Keyboards * Norman Hale: Keyboards on "Love and Fury" (first single line-up) * Dave Watts; Keyboards on "Early Bird", "Stingray", "Is that a ship I hear", "Popart goes mozart", "Aqua Marina", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Do you come here often". ;Tornados 65 (on "Early Bird" and "Stingray" singles) Bryan Irwin (rhythm guitar), Dave Cameron (lead guitar), Peter Adams (drums), Dave Watts (keyboards), Ray Randall (bass guitar), Roger Warwick (tenor saxophone ;The New Tornados (1966-1967 singles, plus (Dave Watts (keyboards) Retained from previous line up) with *John Davies, Robb Huxley Pete Holder, Roger Holder. ;Original Tornados In 1975 Clem Cattini, Roger LaVern, Heinz Burt and George Bellamy reunited and released a version of "Telstar".

Discography

Singles

*"Love and Fury" (Meek) / "Popeye Twist" (Cattini) (Decca F11449, 1962) *"Telstar (song) (Meek) / "Jungle Fever" (Goddard) (Decca F11494, 1962) - UK & U.S. Number 1 *"Globetrotter" (Meek) / "Locomotion With Me" (Decca F11562, 1963) - UK Number 5 *"Robot" (Meek) / "Life On Venus" (Meek) (Decca F11606, 1963) - UK Number 19 *"The Ice Cream Man" (Meek) / "Scales Of Justice (Theme)" (Decca F11662, 1963) - UK Number 21 *"Dragonfly" / "Hymn For Teenagers" (Meek) (Decca F11745, 1963) - UK Number 41 *"Joystick" (Meek) / "Hot Pot" (Meek) (Decca F11838, 1964) *"Monte Carlo" / "Blue Blue Beat" (Irwin) (Decca F11889, 1964) *"Exodus" / "Blackpool Rock" (Cattini) (Decca F11946, 1964) - Number 41 *"Granada" / "Ragunboneman" (Meek) (Columbia DB7455, 1965) *"Intelsat I (Meek) / "Stomping Thru The Rye" (Tornados) (Columbia DB7589, 1965) *"Stingray (TV series) (Barry Gray / "Aqua Marina" (Barry Gray (Columbia DB 7687, 1965) *"Pop-Art Goes Mozart" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Meek) / "Too Much In Love To Hear" (Gale; Holder) (Columbia DB7856, 1966) *"Is That A Ship I Hear" (Meek) / "Do You Come Here Often?" (Tornados) (Columbia DB7894, 1966) *"Telstar" / "Red Rocket" (as Original Tornados SRT 1975) lt;/ref>

EPs

* The Sounds of The Tornados(Decca DFE 8510, 1962) "Ridin The Wind"; "Earthy"; "Dreamin On A Cloud"; "Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue" *Telstar(Decca DFE 8511, 1962) "Love and Fury"; "Popeye Twist"; "Telstar"; "Jungle Fever" *More Sounds from The Tornados(Decca DFE 8521, 1962) "Chasing Moonbeams"; "Theme from A Summer Place ; "Swinging Beefeater"; "The Breeze And I *Tornado Rock(Decca DFE 8533, 1963) "Ready Teddy"; "My Babe ; "Blue Moon of Kentucky ; "Long Tall Sally

Albums

*Away From It All(Decca LK4552, 1964) "Indian Brave" / "Flycatcher" / "Lullaby For Guilla" / "Dreams Do Come True" / "Costa Monger" / "Lonely Paradise" / "Chattanooga Choo Choo" / "Rip It Up" (Vocal) / "Cootenanny" / "Night Rider" / "Hymn For Teenagers".

Foreign releases

*The Original Telstar: The Sounds of the Tornadoes(U.S. 1962) Side 1: "Telstar" / "Red Roses and a Sky of Blue" / "Chasing Moonbeams" / "Earthy" / "Swinging Beefeater" / "Theme from a Summer Place" Side 2: "Love and Fury" / "Dreamin on a Cloud" / "Ridin the Wind" / "The Breeze and I" / "Jungle Fever" / "Popeye Twist"

Billy Fury

From January 1962 to August 1963, The Tornados were the backing band of Billy Fury they toured and recorded with him as The Tornadoshttp://www.discogs.com/release/1401593 Billy Fury and The Tornados ep (1962) Their recordings were produced by Mike Smith and Ivor Raymonde, not by Joe Meek. Later in the mid sixties the Tornados backed Billy again with "Dave Watts Keyboards" "Roby Gale Guitar" and "John Davies drums" They continued until 1968 until going out to perform in Israel for Mandy Rice Davies in her night club "Mandys" They stayed for a ten week tour, after which they finally disbanded, leaving "Dave Watts" in Israel. He joined up with Israels top vocal pop group "The Lions Of Judia." In the 1970s Billy Fury formed a new backing band called Furys Tornados with a completely unrelated line-up. They even recorded and released a version of "Telstar" in the mid 1970s. At the present time, members of Furys Tornados act in The Billy Fury Storystarring Colin Gold as Fury.http://www.billyfurystory.com/ The Billy Fury Story featuring Furys Tornados These are Charlie Elston, Chris Raynor, Graham Wyvill and John Raynor.

Discography

*Billy Fury and The Tornados(Decca DFE 8525, EP, recorded 8 and 11 January, and released 30 March 1963http://www.nic.fi/~nallew/pages/tornados.html Billy Fury and The Tornados ep) "Nobodys Child"; "What Did I Do"; "I Cant Help Loving You"; "Keep Away" *Billy Fury and The Tornados: We Want Billy!(live, recorded 30 April 1963) (Decca (S)LK4548, released October 1963)

References

External links

* *http://www.the-tornados.com/ the-tornados.com Tornados and Clem Cattini information centre run by Tom Hammond] *http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/tornados.htm Band biography] *http://www.billyfury.com/gen/the_gen12.htm Billy Furys backing groups] *http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?pamg&sql11:mx1m968o3ep2~T1 Allmusic] *http://www.thepeddlers.co.uk/default.asp?ContentID559 The Peddlers: The Tornados] *http://rhis.co.uk/huxley/ Robb Huxley - Band member] *http://www.rayrandall.co.uk/ Ray Randall - Band member] Category:English musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1962 Category:1960s music groups Category:Musical groups from London de:The Tornados fr:The Tornadoes hr:The Tornados it:The Tornados nl:The Tornados pl:The Tornados sv:The Tornados tr:The Tornados uk:The Tornados