The Tornadoes
The Tornadoes
Top Songs
| 1 | Telstar | ||
| 2 | Bustin' Surfboards | ||
| 3 | Johnny B. Goode | ||
| 4 | Vaquero | ||
| 5 | Maleguena |
Albums
May 2020 • 1 song
Apr 2017 • 15 songs
Mar 2011 • 2 songs
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Biography
Not to be confused with the British studio group that gave the world the Joe Meek-produced instrumental "Telstar," or the Midwest group that recorded "Scalping Party" on Cuca, or the Kennewick, Washington combo of the same name, this group of Tornadoes burst onto the national scene with one of the very first surf instrumentals, "Bustin' Surfboards," in 1962. A family band, the Tornadoes' lineup consisted of two brothers (Gerald and Norman Sanders), their cousin Jesse Sanders, and a friend, Leonard Delaney. They started out as an instrumental group from San Bernardino, Californ...