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"Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental by the English band the Tornados, written and produced by Joe Meek. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 (the second British recording to reach number one on that chart in the year, after "Stranger on the Shore" in May). It was the second instrumental single ...
In 1975, Clem Cattini, Roger LaVern, Heinz Burt and George Bellamy reunited and released a version of "Telstar" as the 'Original Tornados'. [1] In the 1970s, Billy Fury formed a new backing band called Fury's Tornados with a completely unrelated line-up. They also recorded and released a version of "Telstar" in the mid-1970s.
The Tornados' instrumental "Telstar" (1962), written and produced by Meek, became the first record by a British rock group to reach number one in the US Hot 100. [9] It also spent five weeks at number one in the UK singles chart, with Meek receiving an Ivor Novello Award for this production as the "Best-Selling A-Side" of 1962.
This 2011 photograph shows the original plaque erected at the birthplace in Newent, Gloucestershire of legendary songwriter and producer Joe Meek, best known for writing and producing The Tornados' chart-topping hit "Telstar". The instrumental piece entered the UK top 10 in September 1962 and spent five straight weeks at number-one.
Telstar (instrumental) Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows) Tom Hark; Topsy (instrumental) Y. Yakety Sax This page was last edited on 4 June 2021, at 07:50 ...
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This article was created as Telstar (song) in December 2004. It is a pop song in the loose sense of the term, but instrumental might be more accurate. I'm not too bothered about this, although the article could be proposed for renaming.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦ (talk to me) 17:33, 1 May 2014 (UTC) [ reply ]
"Telstar" – The Tornados (December 22, 1962 for three weeks) "Love Is Blue" – Paul Mauriat (February 10, 1968 for five weeks) "Grazing in the Grass" – Hugh Masekela (July 20, 1968 for two weeks) "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" – Henry Mancini (June 28, 1969 for two weeks) "Frankenstein" – The Edgar Winter Group (May 26, 1973 for ...