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NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES!After the 2006 passing of Johnny Paris, and completion of his biography SAX MAN… Johnny and the Hurricanes Inc.
is pleased to announce… ITUNES has made available 4 Johnny & The Hurricanes Studio and 2 Live Recordings from Hamburg's Star Club…along with the never-before-released single "SAX MAN".
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*JOHNNY and the HURRICANES® *JOHNNY PARIS® and *ATILA RECORDS® are REGISTERED® TRADEMARKS™ belonging EXCLUSIVELY to SONJA PARIS All images, text and content©2008 by Sonja Paris. All Rights Reserved. Copying or Reproduction of this site or its content in part or in full prohibited without prior WRITTEN permission of Sonja Paris. All photos and text is ©2008 Sonja Paris. For all questions pertaining to license agreements or the use of Johnny and the Hurricanes music in ANY form, please contact Sonja Paris directly, or one of her exclusive agents. European agent Paul Smith of Smith & Co Sound and Vision, and US agent Nola Leone of Ace Music, LLC, who represents interests in the USA and rest of the world excluding Europe. Contact information is found below. As always, links are encouraged...
COMING in 2008! THE LONG-AWAITED BIOGRAPHY! "SAX MAN" *"SAX MAN" by SONJA PARIS and DUANE THOMAS**
50TH ANNIVERSARY! 1958-2008! JOHNNY PARIS®; and his HURRICANES scored hits with "Crossfire", "Red River Rock", "Reveille Rock", "Buckeye", "Rocking Goose", "Ja-Da", "Down Yonder", Beatnik Fly" and many others including "Saga of the Beatles".
JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES® .......... began in 1957 as The Orbits in Toledo, Ohio. Led by saxophonist Johnny Paris®(born John Pocisk, 1940, Walbridge, Ohio - died 1 May 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan), they were a group of school friends who played on a few recordings behind Mack Vickery, a local rockabilly singer. They signed up with Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik of Twirl Records. This led to national engagements and in 1959, now called Johnny and the Hurricanes&reg, they released "Crossfire". This had been recorded in a disused cinema (to provide echo), and was a national hit, reaching No 23 in the U.S. chart in the summer of 1959. The follow up was "Red River Rock", an instrumental version of "Red River Valley" on Warwick Records, featuring Paul Tesluk on hammond organ, which was a Top Ten hit on both sides of the Atlantic (No 5 in the U.S., No 3 in the UK) and sold over a million copies. The other members of the band at that time were Dave Yorko (guitar), Butch Mattice (bass) and Bill "Little Bo" Savich (drums). The group continued to re-work old tunes with a rock and roll beat, possibly in an attempt to save on royalty payments (the tunes were credited to 'King, Mack' and usually one other name). In 1960 the United States Army bugle call "Reveille" became "Reveille Rock", while "Blue Tail Fly" was turned into "Beatnik Fly" - both tunes made the Top 40. For "Down Yonder" they switched to Big Top Records. Still in 1960 "When The Saints Go Marching In" became "Revival" but only managed one week in the charts, peaking at No 97. That track fared better in the UK as the B-side of "Rocking Goose" which reached No 3 in their chart.Johnny Paris® has been credited with being one of the 1st to do music videos (films) in the mid 1960's, and the 1st to mix sax and organ with electric guitar to perform revamped versions of old traditional standards, which became their trademark sound. The band meanwhile developed a strong following in Europe. In 1962, they played a show at the Star-Club in Hamburg where a little known British group called The Beatles was a support act. The Beatles opened for the group for two weeks at the Star Club in Hamburg Germany before Beatlemania hit the world."
After temporarily closing down Atila Records® in the late 1960's, during the 1970's, Paris moved out of the music industry as a full-time occupation, selling both antiques and vending machines in Toledo, while still performing in various formations of the group whenever possible. Although he was by then the only original member of the Hurricanes remaining (he later claimed to be able to recall over 300 musicians who had at one time or another been in the band), they toured Europe from time to time with an ever-changing line-up, until shortly before his death in 2006.
American Bandstand, the Birth of Rock and Roll, the hippie years, changes in music, women and fans, Bootlegs and bad business deals, all created the world Johnny and The Hurricanes® lived in. Screaming fans soon to be called 'groupies', were throwing their panties onstage at Johnny playing that sax behind his back even before they were for Elvis! After the hits dwindled by 1965, Johnny continued one version of the Hurricanes after another for the next 40 years.One thing is un-deniable. The sound. Whenever that raspy saxophone comes on with that Hammond 'circus-sounding' organ and reverbed guitar, it's an un-mistakeable fact. Thats Johnny and the Hurricanes® "Red River Rock!" "Beatnik Fly!", "Crossfire"! Whatever the favorite, when you hear it, you'll know instantly 'that's Johnny Paris®!"
THANK YOU "FITZ" for the song "ROCKERS!
( OPEN LETTER FROM "HURRICANE" DUANE in the HURRICANE SHELTER )
"On behalf of my friend and late bandleader Johnny Paris® and Sonja his widow, I'd like to thank all of you for all the kind words from around the world. We could not have done it without the support of all of the fans of Johnny Paris&trade and his Hurricanes worldwide. And especially for the un-wavering friendship, support, guidance, dedication and determination of my co-author, friend and associate Sonja. Keep the fan mail coming, because we really do appreciate your thoughts, comments and questions. Always keep the faith...and the Music Alive!" "HURRICANE" DUANE THOMAS
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Licensing Requests and the use of Johnny and the Hurricanes music in any form:ACE MUSIC, LLC, Nola Leone (World Agent), 8901 Burton Road, Ste. 301, Los Angeles, CA 90048-3786 USA Tel - 310-278-7552 (country code 001) Fax - 310 278-7551 Email: [email protected]
SMITH & CO SOUND & VISION, Paul Smith (European Agent), Kolgans 13, 1688 WR Nibbixwoud, The Netherlands or PO Box 608, 1620 AR Hoorn, The Netherlands Tel - (31) (0) 229-578-425 Fax - (31) (0) 229-579-640 Email: [email protected]
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*"JOHNNY and the HURRICANES®" *"JOHNNY PARIS® " and *"ATILA RECORDS® " are REGISTERED® TRADEMARKS™ belonging EXCLUSIVELY to: *SONJA PARIS*All images, text and content©2008 by Sonja Paris. All Rights Reserved. Copying or Reproduction in any media are prohibited without written permission of Sonja Paris. All photos and text is ©2008 Sonja Paris. Links are encouraged