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Johnny & The HurricanesJohnny and the Hurricanes Johnny and the Hurricanes American rock band 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 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. This article needs additional citations for… (Source: Wikipedia)
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