George Bellamy
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| George Bellamy | |
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| Born | October 8, 1941 , Sunderland |
| Occupation(s) | musician, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitarist |
| Years active | 1950s-?? |
| Associated acts | The Tornados |
George Bellamy (born 8 October 1941, in Sunderland) was the rhythm guitarist from The Tornados; and father of Matthew Bellamy, frontman of British rock band, Muse.
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Bellamy encouraged his son Matthew (in the highly successful band Muse) to learn piano by showing him the work of Ray Charles.
Bellamy was first and foremost a Country and Western singer and in the late 1950s he played in a duo with Alan Klein. George decided to audition for a group -formed by Joe Meek- that was advertised in the Music Press. It was then decided that Bellamy would play rhythm guitar for the Tornados, who were firstly a session band for Meek. However, the group reached new heights with their song, "Telstar"- the Tornados' largest hit in the United States. George wrote one of The Tornados' songs, "Ridin' the Wind".
After George left The Tornados, he worked with Don Charles. Charles had set up his own recording company named "Sound Venture". George re-recorded Telstar with his own record company SRT in 1978 with members of the original Tornados.
After leaving The Tornados, disillusioned with their continuing line-up changes and a record producer who was beginning to lose interest in them in pursuit of the band's former bassist's solo career, Bellamy briefly had an almost completely unnoticed solo career. He produced a couple of EPs but never had any further success before eventually retiring from music.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he played in a small local based band, called Rough Terrain, who played at local events in the UK. Bellamy then worked as a plumber in Plymouth, Devon. He now resides in Spain, in La Jana, a town near to Bel, a city in Spain, although this have not been confirmed yet.
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