"Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental by the English band the Tornados, written and produced by Joe Meek. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and...
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Telstar is the name of various communications satellites. The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched on...
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Telstar is a series of satellites, including the first active communications satellite. Telstar may also refer to: "Telstar" (instrumental), a 1962 number...
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An instrumental or instrumental song is music normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals...
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The Tornados (category British instrumental rock musical groups)
several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and US no. 1 "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed and produced by Meek), the first...
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p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7432-5378-9. Bill Justis Plays 12 More Big Instrumental Hits (Telstar/Lonely Bull) at AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015. B. Lee...
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album Golden Hit Instrumentals under United Artists label. In 1962, The Ventures released a version on their album The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely...
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Telstar and the Lonely Bull is an album by the band the Ventures, released in 1963. It consists entirely of cover versions of popular instrumentals from...
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Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes instrumental performance and features very little or no singing. Examples of instrumental music in rock...
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and "Tribute to Buddy Holly" (Mike Berry, 1961). The Tornados' instrumental "Telstar" (1962), written and produced by Meek, became the first record by...
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