What was the 1962 space-age instrumental hit by the Tornados?
The Tornados Heart of Texas Twist" "Nobody's Child"; "What Did I Do"; "I Can't Help Loving You"; "Keep Away" The Tornados The Tornados were an English instrumental 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 U.S. No. 1 "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed and produced by Meek), the first U.S. No. 1 single by a British group. From January 1962 to August 1963, The Tornados were the backing band for Billy Fury
The Tornados popularity with British audiences during the course of 1963 as the "Mersey Sound", most notably The Beatles, became more and more popular. In the summer of 1963 Joe Meek induced The Tornados' bassist Heinz Burt to start a solo career, as The Tornados' chart success as an instrumental outfit waned, and from that point onwards The Tornados began to fall apart. By 1965 none of the original lineup remained. On some promotional items, later lineups were credited as "Tornados '65" and "The New Tornados", but these names were never used on The Tornados' releases. In the mid-'60s The Tornados backed