Born in Liverpool, Storm was the singer and leader of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a Liverpudlian band who were contemporaries of the Beatles in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The band – now known as Rory Storm & The Hurricanes – were early converts to electric guitars, soon enhanced by three Selmer amps. They trumped The Beatles by beating them to win a …

Sep 12, 2025 · If there was anything that arguably sent him over the edge, it was the passing of his father in 1972, after a five-year absence from the music industry. It was at this point that a …

History remembers The Beatles, but it has forgotten the man who was once their king. Rory Storm was the biggest star in Liverpool, the charismatic frontman o...

Dec 14, 2025 · Rory Storm (born Al Caldwell; 7 January 1938 – 28 September 1972) was an English musician and vocalist. Storm was the singer and leader of Rory Storm and the …

Rory Storm (born Alan Ernest Caldwell) was instrumental in pioneering the Merseybeat sound, a music genre that catapulted the city of Liverpool into the global spotlight during the 1960s.

His recordings include premiere albums of Paul Bowles’ major works with the English Chamber Orchestra, for which Rory restored the fragmented 1950s source material, as well as releases …

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Sep 27, 2024 · OTD in ‘72, both Rory Storm and his mother were found dead at their Liverpool home. In 1967, the lead guitar player for the Hurricanes, Ty O’Brien, collapsed on stage and …

Rory Storm was the stage name of Alan Caldwell, born 7 January 1938, in Oakhill Park Estate, Stoneycroft, Liverpool to Violet and Ernest "Ernie" George W Caldwell.