Johnny and the Hurricanes

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Johnny and the Hurricanes
Johnny and the Hurricanes in a 1960 advert for one of Lee Gordon's shows
Background information
Origin	Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Instrumental rock
Years active	1957 (1957)–2005 (2005)
Labels	Warwick, Bigtop, London
Past members	Johnny Paris (John Pocisk) Paul Tesluk Dave Yorko Lionel "Butch" Mattice Bill "Little Bo" Savich

Johnny and the Hurricanes was an American instrumental rock band from Toledo, Ohio, United States.^[1] They specialized in adapting popular traditional melodies into the rock idiom, using organ and saxophone as their featured instruments on their hits, and guitar lead on the B sides. Between 1958 and 1963, the group had a number of hits in both the US and the UK, and the band developed a following in Europe. In 1962, they played at the Star-Club in Hamburg, where the Beatles, then a little-known band, were an opening act. The band continued as a live act through 2005; leader Johnny Paris died in 2006.