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The Tornados

The Tornados (the Tornadoes in North America) were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and US no. 1 "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed and produced by Meek), the first US no. 1 single by a British group.

This article is about the British band. For the American surf band, see The Tornadoes.

The Tornados

London, England

Pop, instrumental rock, surf rock, beat

1961–1967, 1975

Decca, Columbia (EMI) (UK)
London (US/Canada)

thetornados.net

– bass (1960–1963)

Heinz Burt

– drums (1960–1965)

Clem Cattini

Norman Hale – keyboards (1962)

– keyboards (1962–1964)

Roger LaVern

– rhythm guitar (1962–1965)

George Bellamy

– lead guitar (1962–1964)

Alan Caddy

Brian Gregg – bass (1963)

– bass (1963)

Tab Martin

Ray Randall – bass (1963–1966)

Jimmy O'Brien – keyboards (1964–1965)

Stuart Taylor – lead guitar (1964–1965)

Tony Marsh – keyboards (1965)

Peter Adams – drums (1965–1966)

Dave Cameron – lead guitar (1965–1966)

Bryan Irwin – rhythm guitar (1965–1966)

Roger Warwick – tenor saxophone (1965–1966)

Dave Watts – keyboards (1965–1967)

John Davies – drums (1966–1967)

Pete Holder – lead guitar, vocals (1966–1967)

Roger Holder – bass (1966–1967)

– lead guitar (1966–1967)

Robb Huxley

Tony Cowell – lead guitar (1972–1974) The New Tornados backing , Marty Wilde, Heinz Burt, Norman Hale etc.

Billy Fury

Jon Werrell – drums (1973–1974) The New Tornados with original members and pianist Norman Hale

Heinz Burt

The Original Telstar – The Sounds of the Tornadoes (, 1962) (only released in North America and Australasia) – US #45[5]

London

Away from It All (, 1963)

Decca

(Decca, 1963) (with Billy Fury, live album) – UK #14[6]

We Want Billy!

The World of the Tornados (Decca Records, 1972)

Remembering... the Tornados (Decca Records, 1976)

Away From It All (Deram, 1994)

The EP Collection (See for Miles Records, 1996)

Tornados Now (Startel Records, 1997)

Telstar (Castle Pie Records, 1999)

Science Fiction (Secret Records, 2007)

discography at Discogs

The Tornados

at AllMusic

The Tornados

on rockabilly.nl

Band biography

Billy Fury's backing groups

The Peddlers: The Tornados