Tornadoes (Musical group : Calif.)

LC control no.	no2004102140
Corporate name heading	Tornadoes (Musical group : Calif.) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Tornados (Musical group : Calif.) Hollywood Tornadoes (Musical group)
Special note	Do not confuse with the English instrumental rock group: Tornadoes (Musical group : England); or with the blues group headed by Mike Markowitz (Little Mike): Tornadoes (Musical group)
Found in	Point panic! [SR] p2003: container (Tornadoes) insert (members from Redlands, Calif.; surf-rock group from the 1960s; [ill. of record label for song The gremmie. Part 1]: The Hollywood Tornadoes) All music guide WWW site, Oct. 21, 2004 (Tornadoes; "not to be confused with the British studio group that gave the world ... 'Telstar,' or the Midwest group that recorded 'Scalping party' ..., 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, their 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, CA, called the Vaqueros [no publs. in OCLC]. After adding sax man George White to the lineup, they changed their name to the Tornadoes. ... More recordings followed, with a name change to the Hollywood Tornadoes for their next two singles in deference to their British namesakes") United mutations WWW site, Oct. 21, 2004 (The Tornadoes; The Hollywood Tornadoes; discography indicates the name "The Tornadoes was used for their 1st single in 1962 and again from 1963-1964, while the name The Hollywood Tornadoes was used for their 2nd single in 1962 and 1st single in 1963)