Biography
Johnny And The Hurricanes
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 2008
Members: Lionel Mattice, Johnny Paris, Dave Yorko, Paul Tesluk, Bo Savich, Don Staczek, Tony Kaye (5)
Instrumental rock & roll band formed in 1958 in Toledo, OH, USA and disbanded in 2006 after the death of founder and bandleader Johnny Paris aka John Pocisk, the only constant member of the band.If Paris claimed that over 300 musicians played in the band in its fifty-year existence, the most famous line-up is:
Johnny Paris, tenor sax
Paul Tesluk, organ
Dave Yorko, guitar
Lionel "Butch" Mattice, bass
Bill "Little Bo" Savich, drums