George Bellamy (born 8 October 1941) is an English musician, singer and former rhythm guitarist for

The Tornados The Tornados (The Tornadoes in North America) were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits ...

. He is the father of

Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy (born 9 June 1978) is an English singer, musician, producer, and songwriter. He is primarily known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for English rock band Muse. He is recognised for his eccen ...

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of British rock band

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Career

Bellamy is primarily a rock 'n' roll and

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singer. In the late 1950s, he played in a band and later a duo with

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. Bellamy decided to audition for a group formed by

Joe Meek Robert George "Joe" Meek (5 April 1929 – 3 February 1967) was an English record producer, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music. He also assisted in the development of recording practices like over ...

that was advertised in the music press. It was this audition that determined that Bellamy would play rhythm guitar for

the Tornados The Tornados (The Tornadoes in North America) were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits ...

, who were firstly a session band for Meek. However, the group reached new heights with their instrumental "

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", which reached number one all over the world and was the first British rock song to be a number-one single in the United States. Bellamy wrote one of

' tracks, "Ridin' the Wind", which also was a hit single in the USA. Bellamy left

in 1963 when it became necessary to cease touring because of problems with his lower spine. After medical treatment, he worked with Don Charles, who had set up his own

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with Alan Caddy named "Sound Venture". Bellamy continued doing session work in London until 1972, working with arrangers and producers such as Burt Bacharach, George Martin, and Ivor Raymond. Bellamy re-recorded "

" with his own record company "SRT" in 1975 with members of the original Tornados. His son, Matt Bellamy, is the lead singer of the band

, the music influences from George Bellamy can be hear on Muse album "

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Rough Terrain

In late 1997 he formed a Devon-based band, called Rough Terrain, who played at local events in the UK. The members were: *Richard Harris – Lead Guitar *George Bellamy – Rhythm Guitar/Vocals *Jodie West – Vocals *Michael Green – Bass Guitar *Vic Johns – Drums Bellamy began working in the building industry of Devon in 1984. He retired to Costa Blanca, south of Alicante, Spain, in 2004 and formed the rock band Freeway. The 2009 feature film ''

'' portrays the young Bellamy, played by actor Alan Scally. After returning to UK in late 2010 Bellamy formed a band in Devon called The Lyrics. The members are: George Bellamy - Rhythm guitar/vocals (Previous colleague) Jodie West - vocals/percussion Terry Stacey - drums/vocals Jamie Milne - lead guitar/vocals Jon Milne - bass guitar/technicals

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