Hank Marvin, English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter, "widely known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows" (Wikipedia), was born on October 28, 1941. #HankMarvin
The Shadows - "Apache" (Jerry Lordan) (2003, The Final Tour)
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Hank Marvin, English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter, lead guitarist for the Shadows, was born on October 28, 1941. #HankMarvin
"Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett & Sir Cliff Richard perform 'Apache' & tell the story of The Shadows' first UK #1.
From the BBC4 documentary 'The Shadows at 60'."
"The Shadows in 2020, reunite to play 'Apache'"
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The Shadows were quietly more important to the whole 60s 'British Invasion' thing than most people realise. And even into the 80s - Mark Knopfler bought a red Strat because Hank Marvin.
If I had a dollar for every person of a certain age who dropped The Shadows as an influence... well... I'd have a lot more dollars 🤷♂️
Fine actors too, were The Shadows:
1963 Summer Holiday — Bachelor Boy
@DyDave I still have the "Bachelor Boy" single (inherited from an older brother).
I genuinely think it's hard to overestimate how big a thing both Cliff and The Shadows, and The Shadows by themselves were in the late 50s and early 60s.
Britain was really struggling then and those guys hit the spot.
Hank Marvin, English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter, lead guitarist for the Shadows, was born on October 28, 1941. #HankMarvin
The Beatles' "pastiche of the Shadows' style" (Wikpedia):
"Cry for a Shadow (Anthology 1 Version)" (Harrison-Lennon)
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