Rory storm and the hurricanes ringo starr

Despite changing the name from The Texans, Rory Storm (real name Alan Caldwell) was obviously still fond of the numerous Western series on television.

He decided to call guitarist John Byrne “Johnny Guitar”, after the title of the 1954 Joan Crawford Western.

Rory storm and the hurricanes ringo starr
Ritchie the drummer became “Ringo Starr” (after Belle Starr) and Charles O’Brien was renamed “Ty” after Ty Hardin, star of the Bronco series. Rory also thought that “Lou Walters” was a more suitable name for bassist Wally Eymond.

The group changed their style from skiffle to rock ‘n’ roll, and the Hurricanes were Alan Williams’ first choice when he went looking for a Liverpool band to send to appear at the Kaiserkeller in Hamburg, Germany, for owner Bruno Kocschmider.

Rory and the boys were already committed to a season at Butlin’s and Gerry and The Pacemakers turned the Hamburg offer down, so Williams sent The Beatles instead.

The band also toured American bases in France and appeared at a club in Marbella, Spain, before their third season at Butlin’s in Skegness.

It was during their residency at Skegness that John Lennon and Paul McCartney turned up at the camp and offered Ringo £25 a week if he’d join them.

Storm committed suicide on 27 September 1972. He was only 32.

Rory storm and the hurricanes ringo starr

Rory Storm (Alan Caldwell)
Vocals
Johnny Guitar (John Byrne)
Rhythm guitar
Charles “Ty” O’Brien
Lead guitar
Lou Walters (Wally Eymond)
Bass, vocals
Ringo Starr (Ritchie Starkey)
Drums

Rory storm and the hurricanes ringo starr

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RORY STORM AND THE HURRICANES

Rory storm and the hurricanes ringo starr

 

Rory Storm  (born Al Caldwell; 7 January 1938 – 28 September 1972) was an English musician and vocalist.  Storm was the singer and leader of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a Liverpudlian band who were contemporaries of the Beatles in the late 1950s and early 1960s.  Ringo Starr was the drummer for the Hurricanes before joining the Beatles in August 1962, replacing original drummer Pete Best.  Storm changed the name of his group to “Al Storm and the Hurricanes”, then “Jet Storm and the Hurricanes”, and finally to “Rory Storm and the Hurricanes”. 

Rory storm and the hurricanes ringo starr
 

As skiffle became displaced by American rock and roll, and billed as Ritchie Starkeyhe joined a band called Texans in November 1959 that was led by Al Caldwell.  They were a well known skiffle band that was trying to reinvent themselves as a rock band.  The band went through several names – the Raging Texans, then Jet Storm and the Raging Texans – before settling on Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.  Starkey developed the Ringo Starr persona at that time, due to his propensity for wearing numerous rings.  They became one of the top bands in Liverpool in 1960 and eventually made their way to Hamburg, where they crossed paths with the Beatles; initially, however, they were billed above the Fab Four and were also paid more.  

(September 2014)

When did Ringo join Rory Storm and the Hurricanes?

Storm, born Alan Caldwell, formed Rory Storm & the Hurricanes in Liverpool in 1957. Originally calling themselves the Raving Texans, they changed their name to Rory Storm & the Hurricanes in 1959, taking on Ringo Starr as their drummer the same year.

What happened to Rory Storm and the Hurricanes?

Storm disbanded the Hurricanes and became a disc jockey, working at the Silver Blades Ice Rink in Liverpool, in Benidorm (he was also a water-skiing instructor there), and in Jersey and Amsterdam. When Storm's father died, he returned from Amsterdam to Liverpool to be with his mother.

How much is Ringo Starr worth?

He was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a Beatle in 1988 and as a solo artist in 2015, and appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music. In 2020, he was cited as the wealthiest drummer in the world, with a net worth of $350 million.