Rory Storm and the Hurricanes

Members

Rory Storm (Alan Caldwell) - vocals (Born: 7 Jan 1938, Liverpool, England - Died: 28 Sep 1972)
Johnny 'Guitar' Byrne - guitar (Died: 18 August 1999)
Ty O’Brien (Charles O'Brien) - lead guitar
Lu Walters - bass guitar, vocals

Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) - drums
Brian Johnson - drums


Formed in Liverpool.
Alan Caldwell formed a skiffle group as early as 1958. He went through several names for his groups including Dracula & the Werewolves and Al Caldwell's Texans. This was later changed to The Raving Texans. By this time they were play rock 'n'roll aswell. Later the group would be called Al Storm and the Hurricanes and Jett Storm and the Hurricanes before settling on Rory Storm and the Hurricanes before the end of November 1959.
Came 4th in a poll held by Mersey Beat music paper of the most popular beat groups on Merseyside, with the results being announced in the issue published on 4 January 1962.

Known Gigs

20 Nov 1959 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With Red River Jazzmen.
3 Jan 1960 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. Cy Laurie Jazz Band.
9 Jan 1960 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With Saints Jazz Band, and Terry Lightfoot and His New Orleans Jazz Band.
16 Feb 1960 Litherland, Town Hall. With The Zodiacs, The Searchers, Bobby Bell Rockers, The Dominoes, and The Deltones. 'Gala Rock Night'.

6 Jan 1961 Liverpool, Mossway Hall. 

10 Nov 1961 Wallasey, New Brighton, Tower Ballroom. With The Beatles, Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, The Remo Four and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 'Operation Big Beat'.

24 Nov 1961 Wallasey, New Brighton, Tower Ballroom. With The Beatles, Faron and the Flamingos, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Remo Four, Earl Preston and the Tempest Tornadoes.

8 Dec 1961 Wallasey, New Brighton, Tower Ballroom. With The Beatles, Davy Jones, Danny Williams, The Remo Four, Earl Preston and the TT's, and Gerry and the Pacemakers.

9 Feb 1962 Wallasey, New Brighton, Tower Ballroom. With Gus and the Thunderclaps, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Billy Kramer and the Coasters.

10 Feb 1962 Liverpool, Orrell Park Ballroom. With Dale Roberts and the Jaywalkers, and Ken Dallas and the Silhouettes.

11 Feb 1962 Liverpool, Orrell Park Ballroom. With The Undertakers, and Lee Castle and the Barons.

17 Mar 1962 Liverpool, Knotty Ash Hall. With The Beatles.

3 Sep 1962 Widnes, Queen's Hall. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy Kramer and the Coasters, and Sonny Kaye and the Reds.
10 Sep 1962 Widnes, Queen's Hall. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy Kramer and the Coasters, and Sonny Kaye and the Reds.
17 Sep 1962 Widnes, Queen's Hall. Supporting The Beatles. With Billy Kramer and the Coasters, and Sonny Kaye and the Reds.
13 Oct 1962 Liverpool, Orrell Park Ballroom. With The Strangers, and The Four Jays.
31 Dec 1962 Liverpool, The Iron Door. With The Blue Mountain Boys, Sonny Webb and the Cascades, The Undertakers, Mark Peters and the Cyclones, Billy Kramer and the Coasters, and Ian and the Zodiacs.
19 Nov 1964 Liverpool, The Maggie May, The Colquitt Club, Seel Street. With Adrian Lord's Faces.
30 Oct 1965 Liverpool, Orrell Park Ballroom. With The Mersey Gonks, and The Coins.
9 Jan 1966 Liverpool, Orrell Park Ballroom. With The Mersey Gonks, and Karl Terry and the TT's.