The shotgun with which producer Joe Meek took his own life and that of his landlady in 1967 belonged to Heinz.
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Had a solo hit in 1963 with "Just Like Eddie", a tribute to Eddie Cochrane.
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Better known merely as "Heinz", protégé of pioneering record producer Joe Meek, and bass player with The Tornadoes. In 1962 the group recorded "Telstar", an instrumental inspired by the communications satellite. It became a #1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic, the first UK record to make it to the top in the US.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kings of the Road
1976
performer: "Just Like Eddie" - as Heinz
Farewell Performance
1963
performer: "Dreams Do Come True"
Sing and Swing
1963
performer: "Live It Up", "Don't You Understand?" - as Heinz
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008
performer: "Been Invited to a Party", "Just Like Eddie", "Diggin' My Potatoes" - as Heinz / writer: "Been Invited to a Party", "Diggin' My Potatoes"
$400,000
