Biography
Rory Storm (real name: Alan Caldwell; born Liverpool, United Kingdom, January 7, 1938 – died Liverpool, September 28, 1972) was the leader and frontman of Rory Storm & The Hurricanes, an early Liverpool rock & roll band who were contemporaries and good friends of The Beatles in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Ringo Starr was the drummer for The Hurricanes for several years, before joining The Beatles in 1962.
The Hurricanes, who almost exclusively played covers repertoire, were one of the most popular acts on the Liverpool club scene during that era. However, their attempt at a recording career was not successful. They released only two singles, the second one being a version of the West Side Story song 'America' and the only record ever produced by Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
Knowing that they had 'missed the train to fame' and that their days were over Rory Storm & The Hurricanes quit in 1967. They were the first and they very last band to play a rock & roll repertoire at Liverpool's original Cavern club.
Having lived in Amsterdam for a while, Rory returned to Liverpool when his father died. Rory and his mother never recovered from the shock. Rory developed a chest infection and couldn’t sleep properly so took sleeping tablets to help get some sleep. On 28th September 1972 both Rory and his mother were found dead at their home. Some believe that this was a double suicide but a post mortem ruled out this option, revealing that the number of tablets Rory had taken was normally not fatal.
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