The Shadows

The Shadows
The Shadows live on stage April 22nd 2005, Esbjerg / Stadionhal, Denmark
General information
origin	London , UK
Genre (s)	Instrumental - rock
founding	1958 (as The Drifters) 1959 (renamed The Shadows) 1973, 2004
resolution	1968, 1990, 2015
Founding members
Lead guitar	Hank B. Marvin (1958-1970, 1973-1990, 2004-2015)
Rhythm guitar	Bruce Welch (1958–1968, 1973–1990, 2004–2015)
Electric bass	Jet Harris (1959–1962, † 2011)
Drums	Tony Meehan (1959–1961, † 2005)
Last occupation
Lead guitar	Hank B. Marvin (1958-1970, 1973-1990, 2004-2015)
Rhythm guitar	Bruce Welch (1958–1968, 1973–1990, 2004–2015)
Drums	Brian Bennett (1961–1970, 1973–1990, 2004–2015)
Electric bass	Mark Griffiths (1989–1990, 2004–2015)
Keyboard , percussion , harmonica , guitar	Warren Bennett (2004-2015)
former members
Lead guitar , rhythm guitar	Iam Samwell (1958, † 2003)
Drums	Terry Smart (1958-1959)
guitar	Norman Mitham (1958)
Electric bass	Jet Harris (1959–1962, † 2011)
Drums	Tony Meehan (1959–1961, † 2005)
Electric bass	Brian "Liquorice" Locking (1962–1963)
Electric bass	John Rostill (1969–1970, † 1973)
Keyboard	Alan Hawkshaw (1969-1970)
guitar	John Farrar (1973-1977)
guitar	Alan Tarney (1973-1977)
Keyboard	Cliff Hall (1977-1990, 2004-2005)
Electric bass	Alan Jones (1977-1989)

The Shadows is a British instrumental - rock band , which - has been active for over 50 years and has recorded mainly in the 1960's success - with shorter interruptions.

Band history

In 1958 the band was founded in London under the name The Drifters as a backing band for Cliff Richard . Under pressure from the US band of the same name , they were renamed The Shadows in 1959 . Jet Harris suggested this with a round of "Ale and Lime" in the " 2i's Coffee Bar " after the four musicians had always stood in the "shadow" of Cliff Richard.

Commemorative plaque at 2i's Coffee Bar in London, 59 Old Compton Street, Soho

The original band members were Hank B. Marvin (guitar), Bruce Welch (guitar), Jet Harris (bass) and Tony Meehan (drums). In the early 1960s, Harris and Meehan (successful titles: Diamonds and Scarlett O'Hara ) continued as a duo. Brian Bennett took over the drums in The Shadows, and Brian "Liquorice" Locking and John Rostill played in succession on bass .

In the 1960s they played both with Cliff Richard and solo. In 1960 they had a huge hit with Apache , which was followed by four more number 1 hits, including Wonderful Land , which was number 1 in the UK charts for eight weeks - longer than any Beatles hit. Apache became one of the most important samples in hip-hop in the 1980s, but in a cover version of the Incredible Bongo Band from 1973. In 1968 Welch left the group before an upcoming tour of Japan . As a substitute - only for the tour - Alan Hawkshaw was hired, who is often referred to in the literature as the least known Shadows member.

In 1973 there was a reunification. For Rostill, who was still under contract with Tom Jones , the Australian John Farrar (guitar, bass, vocals) joined the band.

John Rostill committed suicide on November 26, 1973 by overdosing on sleeping pills. Bruce Welch found him lifeless in his house. In 1975 they took part in the Eurovision Song Contest with Let Me Be the One and came second behind the Dutch band Teach-In with Ding-Ding-A-Dong .

In the early 1970s, the leaders of the Shadows had another band project called Marvin, Welch & Farrar , which later shrank to Marvin & Farrar .

After Rostill's death, the remaining Shadows members (Marvin, Welch and Bennett) decided to use the services of contract musicians for performances and concerts. The musicians should not get the status of regular band members. On the stage on bass were: Alan Tarney (including 1975 in Paris, Olympia), Alan Jones and Mark Griffiths. Cliff Hall worked on the keyboard instruments up to and including 2004, for the 2005 tour ("Together again for one last time") Bennett's son Warren took over the part as keyboardist.

In 1990 Marvin left the Shadows. In 2001 Welch and Harris supported an acquaintance of Marvin, Roger Field , who wanted to bring Marvin and the Shadows back together. In 2004 there was a Farewell Tour and a new recording called Life Story , which was released on CD and vinyl together with the old successful tracks.

In 2005 they finished their long and successful career with "The Shadows - The Final Tour". They played in many big cities around the world, such as B. Amsterdam, Birmingham, Paris and Dortmund.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the formation, the Shadows toured Europe and Asia with Cliff Richard in 2009.

Backstage recording from the concert in Esbjerg / Stadionhal (April 22, 2005): Warren Bennett (keyboards), Brian Bennett (drums), Mark Griffiths (bass)

Discography (selection)

The Shadows 2009 in Brussels

Only the publications of the Shadows in the various lineups are listed. For publications as a companion volume for Cliff Richard see Cliff Richard / Discography .

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, comments, label [no.])		Remarks	Label (no.)
		DE	UK
1961	The Shadows	-	UK1 (57 weeks) UK		Columbia 33SX 1374
1962	Out of the shadows	DE18 (2 months) DE	UK1 (38 weeks) UK		Columbia 33SX 1458
1963	The Shadows Bestsellers	DE11 (5 months) DE	-	only published in Germany	Columbia 33 WSX 645
	Greatest hits	-	UK2 (56 weeks) UK	Re-publication 1974: 6 weeks (48th place)	Columbia 33SX 1522
1964	The great shadows	DE19 (4 months) DE	-	Compilation , only released in Germany	Columbia 33 WSX 693
	Dance with the Shadows	DE11 (4 months) DE	UK2 (27 weeks) UK		Columbia 33SX 1619
	Brilliant Shadows - Brilliant Songs	DE20 (6 months) DE	-	only published in Germany	Columbia 33 WSX 723
1965	The Sound of the Shadows	-	UK4 (17 weeks) UK		Columbia 33SX 1736
1966	Shadow Music	-	UK5 (17 weeks) UK		Columbia SX 6041
1967	Jigsaw	-	UK8 (16 weeks) UK		Columbia SCX 6148
1970	Shades of Rock	-	UK30 (4 weeks) UK		Columbia SCX 6420
1974	Rockin 'with Curly Leads	-	UK45 (1 week) UK		EMI EMA 762
1975	Specs appeal	-	UK30 (5 weeks) UK		EMI EMC 3066
1977	20 golden greats	-	UK1 platinum (42 weeks)UK	Best of album	EMI EMTV 3
1979	String of hits	-	UK1 platinum (44 weeks)UK	Best of album	EMI EMC 3310
1980	Another string of (hot) hits	-	UK16 silver (8 weeks)UK	Best of album	EMI EMC 3339
	Change of Address	-	UK17th silver (6 weeks)UK		Polydor 2442 179
1981	Hits Right Up Your Street	-	UK15th silver (16 weeks)UK		Polydor POLD 5046
1982	Life in the Jungle / Live at Abbey Road	-	UK24 (6 weeks) UK		Polydor SHADS 1
1983	XXV	-	UK34 (6 weeks) UK		Polydor POLD 5120
1984	Guardian Angel	-	UK98 (1 week) UK		Polydor POLD 5169
1986	Moonlight Shadows	-	UK6th gold (19 weeks)UK		Polydor PROLP 8
1987	Simply Shadows	-	UK11 platinum (17 weeks)UK		Polydor SHAD
1989	Steppin 'to the Shadows	-	UK11 gold (9 weeks)UK		Polydor SHAD 30
	At Their Very Best	-	UK12 gold (9 weeks)UK		Polydor 8415201
1990	Reflection	-	UK5 platinum (15 weeks)UK		Roll Over 8471201
1991	Themes and Dreams	-	UK21st gold (11 weeks)UK		Polydor 5113741
1993	Shadows in the Night - 16 Classic Tracks	-	UK22 (4 weeks) UK		PolyGram TV 8437982
1994	The Best of Hank Marvin and the Shadows	-	UK41 gold (7 weeks)UK	Best of album Hank Marvin and the Shadows	PolyGram TV 5238212
1997	Hank Marvin and the Shadows Play the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice	-	UK41 silver (7 weeks)UK	Hank Marvin and the Shadows	PolyGram TV 5394792
1998	The Very Best of Hank Marvin & the Shadows - The First 40 Years	-	UK56 silver (8 weeks)UK	Best of album Hank Marvin and the Shadows	PolyGram TV 5592112
2000	50 golden greats	-	UK35 gold (4 weeks)UK	compilation	EMI 5275862
2004	Life Story - The Very Best of the Shadows	-	UK7th gold (11 weeks)UK	Best of album	Universal TV 9817819
	The Final Tour	-	UK78 platinum (2 weeks)UK	Live album, released as a music and video album	Eagle ERDVCD031
2005	Platinum Collection	-	UK30 (4 weeks) UK	compilation	EMI 3349382
2020	The Finale Tour - Live	-	UK37 (... weeks) UK	Live album; New edition of the album of the same name from 2004

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

• 1967 From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John ...
• 1969 Live in Japan
• 1975 Live at the Paris Olympia
• 1977 Tasty
• 1982 Live at Abbey Road
• 1990 The Original Chart Hits 1960–1980 - Plus Other Classic Tracks
• 1995 Best Of (UK:silver Silver )
• 2002 Live at the ABC Kingston 1962

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes, label [No.])		Remarks	Label (no.)
		DE	UK
1960	Apache	DE6 (9 months) DE	UK1 (21 weeks) UK	Author: Jerry Lordan	Columbia DB 4484
	Man of Mystery / The Stranger	-	UK5 (15 weeks) UK	Authors: Michael Carr / Bill Crompton, Morgan Jones	Columbia DB 4530
1961	FBI	-	UK6 (19 weeks) UK	Authors: Hank Marvin, Jet Harris, Bruce Welch	Columbia DB 4580
	The Frightened City	-	UK3 (20 weeks) UK	Author: Norrie Paramor	Columbia DB 4637
	Kon-Tiki	DE29 (1 month) DE	UK1 (12 weeks) UK	Author: Michael Carr	Columbia DB 4698
	The Savage	-	UK10 (8 weeks) UK	Author: Norrie Paramor	Columbia DB 4726
1962	Wonderful land	DE23 (2 months) DE	UK1 (19 weeks) UK	Author: Jerry Lordan	Columbia DB 4790
	Guitar tango	DE25 (2 months) DE	UK4 (15 weeks) UK	Authors: Georges Lifermann, Norman Maine	Columbia DB 4870
	Dance On!	DE45 (2 months) DE	UK1 (15 weeks) UK	Authors: Val Murtagh, Elaine Murtagh, Raymond Adams	Columbia DB 4948
1963	Foot tapper	-	UK1 (16 weeks) UK	Author: Jerry Lordan	Columbia DB 4984
	Atlantis	DE23 (2 months) DE	UK2 (17 weeks) UK	Author: Jerry Lordan	Columbia DB 7047
	Shindig	-	UK6 (12 weeks) UK	Authors: Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch	Columbia DB 7106
	Geronimo	-	UK11 (12 weeks) UK	Author: Hank Marvin	Columbia DB 7163
1964	Theme for Young Lovers	-	UK12 (10 weeks) UK	Author: Bruce Welch	Columbia DB 7231
	The Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt	-	UK5 (14 weeks) UK	Authors: Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Brian Bennett, John Rostill	Columbia DB 7261
	Rhythm and Greens	-	UK22 (7 weeks) UK	Authors: Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Brian Bennett, John Rostill	Columbia DB 7342
	Genie with the Light Brown Lamp	-	UK17 (10 weeks) UK	Authors: Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin, John Rostill, Bruce Welch	Columbia DB 7416
1965	Mary Anne	-	UK17 (10 weeks) UK	Author: Jerry Lordan; with singing	Columbia DB 7476
	Stingray	-	UK19 (7 weeks) UK	Author: Claus Ogerman	Columbia DB 7588
	Don't make my baby blue	-	UK10 (10 weeks) UK	Authors: Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil ; with singing	Columbia DB 7650
	The War Lord	-	UK18 (9 weeks) UK	Author: Jerome Moross in the original from the soundtrack for The Normans	Columbia DB 7769
1966	I met a girl	-	UK22 (5 weeks) UK	Author: Hank Marvin; with singing	Columbia DB 7853
	A place in the sun	-	UK24 (6 weeks) UK	Author: Petrina Anne Lordan (wife of Jerry Lordan)	Columbia DB 7952
	The Dreams I Dream	-	UK42 (6 weeks) UK	Author: Hank Marvin	Columbia DB 8034
	Maroc 7	-	UK24 (8 weeks) UK	Author: Paul Ferris ; Movie: Morocco 7	Columbia DB 8170
1975	Let me be the one	DE47 (1 week) DE	UK12 (9 weeks) UK	Author: Paul Michael Curtis; with singing the song took second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975	EMI 2269
1978	Don't Cry for Me Argentina	-	UK5 silver (14 weeks)UK	Authors: Andrew Lloyd Webber , Tim Rice ; Original: Julie Covington (1976)	EMI 2890
1979	Theme from 'The Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)	-	UK9 silver (14 weeks)UK	Author / Original: Stanley Myers ; in the original from the movie The Go Through Hell	EMI 2939
1980	Riders in the Sky	-	UK12 (12 weeks) UK	Author: Stan Jones ; Original: Burl Ives (1949)	EMI 5027
	Equinoxe (Part V)	-	UK50 (3 weeks) UK	Author / Original: Jean Michel Jarre	Polydor POSP 148
1981	The Third Man	-	UK44 (4 weeks) UK	Author / Original: Anton Karas also known as the "Harry Lime theme" from the film The Third Man	Polydor POSP 255
1986	The Themes from 'Eastenders' and 'Howard's Way'	-	UK86 (2 weeks) UK	Authors: Simon May, Leslie Osborne	Polydor POSP 847
1989	Shadowmix	-	UK81 (1 week) UK	Mix of Apache, Wonderful Land, The Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt, Kon-Tiki, FBI and Man of Mystery	Polydor PZCD 61

Single releases

• 1959: Feelin 'Fine / Don't Be a Fool (With Love) as The Drifters
• 1959: Jet Black / Driftin ' as The Drifters
• 1959: Saturday Dance / Lonesome Fella as The Drifters
• 1960: Apache / Quartermaster's Stores
• 1960: Man of Mystery / The Stranger
• 1961: FBI / Midnight
• 1961: The Frightened City / Back Home
• 1961: Kon Tiki / 36-24-36
• 1961: The Savage / Peace Pipe
• 1962: Wonderful Land / Stars Fell on Stockton
• 1962: Guitar Tango / What a Lovely Tune
• 1962: Dance On / All Day
• 1963: Foot Tapper / The Breeze and I
• 1963: Atlantis / I Want You to Want Me
• 1963: Shindig / It's Been a Blue Day
• 1963: Geronimo / Shazam
• 1964: Theme for Young Lovers / This Hammer
• 1964: The Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt / It's a Mans World
• 1964: Rhythm and Greens / The Miracle
• 1964: Genie with the Light Brown Lamp / Little Princess
• 1965: Mary Anne / Chu-Chi
• 1965: Stingray / Alice in Sunderland
• 1965: Don't Make My Baby Blue / My Grandfather's Clock
• 1965: The War Lord / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur
• 1966: I Met a Girl / Late Night Set
• 1966: A Place in the Sun / Will You Be There
• 1966: The Dreams I Dream / Scotch on the Socks
• 1967: Maroc 7 / Bombay Duck
• 1967: Tomorrow's Canceled / Somewhere
• 1968: Running Out of World / London's Not Too Far
• 1968: Dear Old Mrs. Bell / Trying to Forget the One You Love
• 1969: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue / Midnight Cowboy (Hank Marvin)
• 1973: Turn Around and Touch Me / Jungle Jam
• 1975: Let Me Be the One / Stand Up Like a Man
• 1975: Apache / Wonderful Land / FBI (Re-Release)
• 1975: Run Billy Run / Hounourable Puff Puff
• 1976: It'll Be Me Babe / Like Strangers
• 1977: Apache / Wonderful Land / FBI (Re-Release)
• 1977: Another Night / Cricket Bat Boogie
• 1978: Love De Luxe / Sweet Saturday Night
• 1978: Don't Cry for Me Argentina / Montezuma's Revenge
• 1979: Theme from 'The Deer Hunter' (Cavatina) / Bermuda Triangle
• 1979: Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez / Song for Duke
• 1980: Riders in the Sky / Rusk
• 1980: Heart of Glass / Return to the Alamo
• 1980: Equinoxe Part V / Fender Bender
• 1980: Mozart Forte / Midnight Creepin '
• 1981: The Third Man / The Fourth Man
• 1981: Telstar / Summer Love 59
• 1981: Medley: Imagine / Woman / Hats Off to Wally
• 1982: Theme from Missing / The Shady Lady
• 1982: Treat Me Nice / Spot the Ball
• 1983: Diamonds / Elevenis
• 1983: Going Home (Theme from 'Local Hero') / Cat 'n' Mouse
• 1984: On a Night Like This / Thing-Me-Jig
• 1984: Moonlight Shadow / Johnny Staccato
• 1986: Dancing in the Dark / Turning Point
• 1986: The Themes from 'Eastenders' and 'Howard's Way' / No Dancing
• 1987: Pulaski / Change of Address
• 1987: The Theme from 'The Snowman' (Walking in the Air) / Outdigo
• 1989: Mountains of the Moon / Stack-It
• 1989: Shadowmix (Apache / Wonderful Land / The Rise And Fall of Flingle Bunt / Kon-Tiki / FBI / Man of Mystery / Apache) / Arty's Party

This compilation does not take into account recordings with Cliff Richard or solo recordings by the band members, including recordings by Marvin, Welch & Farrar .

See also

• Burns London
• Fender Stratocaster
• Vox
• Twang guitar

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hank Marvin, tour interview on the 2004 farewell tour.
2. ^ Yesterday and Today - The Story of Cliff Richard and the Shadows.
3. ↑ Mike Read: The Story Of The Shadows.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT UK
5. ↑ ^{a b} British Hit Singles & Albums , 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 9781904994008
6. ↑ Gold / platinum database of the BPI (Great Britain)
7. ↑ Petrina Lordan at Carlin Music, accessed March 9, 2019

literature

• Bruce Welch: Rock 'n' Roll - I Gave You the Best Years of My Life: A Life in the Shadows . Viking Penguin Inc., London 1989, ISBN 0-670-82705-3 .
• Mike Read: The Story of the Shadows . An Autobiography with Mike Read. ELM TREE BOOKS, London 1983, ISBN 0-241-10861-6 .

Web links

• Homepage of Brian Bennett
• Website of BURNS LONDON LTD.
• Homepage about the Shadows and other artists of the instrumental scene
• The Shadows at Discogs (English)