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Johnny & the Hurricanes - The Singles & Albums Collection 1959-62 - Johnny And The Hurricanes occupy a unique and distinctive niche in pop music as creators of a very particular strand in the boom in rock 'n' roll instrumentals in the late 1950s and early '60s. Hailing from Toledo, Ohio, they specialised in adapting traditional tunes into the rock idiom, using their unusual Hammond chord organ sound alongside a saxophone on their hit sides, but also featuring guitar on B sides and albums. This 51-track 2-CD collection comprises the A&B sides of their singles on the Warwick and Big Top labels, plus the tracks from their Warwick albums InchJohnny & the HurricanesInch and InchStormsvilleInch, and their Big Top album InchThe Big Sound Of Johnny & the HurricanesInch, not otherwise released on singles. It features their career hits InchCrossfireInch, Red River RockInch, InchReveille RockInch, InchBeatnik FlyInch, InchDown YonderInch, InchRevivalInch, InchRockin GooseInch, InchYou Are My SunshineInch, InchJa-DaInch, InchOld SmokieInch and InchHigh VoltageInch. They immediately became hugely popular in Europe, and The Beatles were the support act when they played the Star Club in Hamburg in 1962. This is a thorough overview of their key early career and a fun showcase for their unmistakable sound. This is a thorough overview of their key early career and a fun showcase for their unmistakable sound. Album Tracks 1. Crossfire 2. Lazy 3. Red River Rock 4. Buckeye 5. Reveille Rock 6. Time Bomb 7. Beatnik Fly 8. Sand Storm 9. Down Yonder 10. Sheba 11. Rocking Goose 12. Revival 13. Molly-O 14. You Are My Sunshine 15. Ja-Da 16. Mr. Lonely 17. Old Smokie 18. High Voltage 19. Traffic Jam 20. Farewell, Farewell 21. Miserlou 22. Salvation 23. San Antonio Rose 24. Come on Train 25. Sheik of Araby 26. Minnesota Fats 1. Happy Time
