A British teen idol whose fame overlapped with the early days of Beatlemania, Heinz (full name Heinz Burt) first achieved success as the bassist for the Tornados, the instrumental group best remembered for topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic with "Telstar", before emerging as a recording artist in his own right. The Tornados' music, like the thrust of Heinz's subsequent solo career, ...more




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