Johnny & The Hurricanes

Genres:	Pop / Rock
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

Formed by tenor saxophonist Johnny Paris (John Pocisk, 1940, Walbridge, Ohio, USA, d. 1 May 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA), this instrumental group went through a series of line-up changes from 1957-63. With bass player Lionel "Butch" Mattice and drummer Tony Kaye, the group recorded the single "Crossfire" under the name the Orbits in 1959. Under the name Johnny And The Hurricanes, they released the riveting "Red River Rock", which featured the trademark sound of rasping saxophone, combined with the swirling organ of Paul Tesluk. After enlisting new drummers Don Staczek and Little Bo Savitch along the way, the group continued the hit run in the USA and UK with such instrumentals as "Reveille Rock", "Beatnik Fly", "Down Yonder", "Rocking Goose" and "Ja-Da". In 1963, an entirely new group of Johnny Paris-led Hurricanes toured the UK comprising Eddie Wagenfeald (organ), Billy Marsh (guitar), Bobby Cantrall (bass) and Jay Drake (drums). By this time, however, their...

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