Fact #20584
When:
Short story:
The
Tornados become the first British rock band to top the Billboard magazine Singles Chart in the USA, with their
instrumental hit Telstar.
Full article:
Clem Cattini (drummer, The Tornados) : When Telstar came out, we were the first British group ever to get a number one in the States. Yet we never went to America. It was a political thing. At this time, we were managed by both (agent) Larry Parnes and (record producer) Joe Meek.
We did a nationwide tour with Billy Fury after Telstar was in the charts and we were the biggest thing on the show. We had the Number One record in the charts and the only solo spot we had was for Telstar. We were so na
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We did a nationwide tour with Billy Fury after Telstar was in the charts and we were the biggest thing on the show. We had the Number One record in the charts and the only solo spot we had was for Telstar. We were so na