The Shadows

In the late 50s, there was very little rock music
as such in this country. Cliff and 'the Drifters'
brought the stirrings of rock 'n' roll from
America to England. Within a few months, the
Shadows became stars in their own right with a
string of instrumental hits such as Apache and
FBI - "The Shadows sound" was established,
inspiring thousands of budding guitarists to try
emulating them.
Originally Cliff Richard's backing band, the
British quartet the Shadows began recording on
their own in 1960 and had a major hit with the
instrumental "Apache." They were built around
guitarists Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, with an
ever-changing rhythm section (Terry "Jet" Harris
and Tony Meehan, the original bassist and
drummer, were the most famous, and went on to
success on their own in the early Sixties);
originally dubbed the Drifters, they adopted
their more famous moniker during their first tour
with Richard to avoid confusion with the popular
American R&B group of the same name. Often
erroneously thought of as England's answer to the
Ventures, the Shadows' sound was polished, crisp,
clean, and metallic, making up for its inherent
sterility and lack of soul thanks to a knack for
drawing out melodies in their most haunting form;
their biggest hit was "Apache," but they also
scored with smash singles including 1960's "Man
of Mystery" and 1961's "Kon-Tiki." By 1962, both
Harris and Meehan had exited, and the remaining
duo of Marvin and Welch continued backing Richard
in his many film roles, adopting a distinctively
exaggerated brand of choreography widely imitated
by other guitar-based groups of the era.
Subsequent chart-toppers including
1963's "Wonderful Land" and 1963's "Foot Tapper"
followed, and although the Shadows were largely
lost in the shuffle of the British Invasion they
continued backing Richard until 1968, at which
time Welch quit. Many more reunions and break-ups
were to follow in the coming decades, and in one
form or another the Shadows continued to record
well into the 1990s. — Bruce Eder


www.allmusic.com

For thirty years, they were Europe's top rock
instrumental group. Today, even though they have
not recorded or toured together since 1990, their
style is still instantly recognised and when
asked to name their favourite instrumental band,
most people still say
THE SHADOWS

Löydätte materiaalia esim. seuraavista kirjoista:
Jake Nyman: Onnenpäivät (1)
Jake Nyman: Rocktieto 3

Vaatii tietysti sen, että käy kirjastossa.
Muuten, ne ihmiset siellä kirjaston tiskin takana
on sitä varten, että niiltä voi kysyä neuvoa.

=)

Oli muuten lähellä ettei bob sylanista tullut
shadowsin kosketin soittajaa silloin 50 luvun
lopulla kun bändi oli vielä rikun taustabändinä.

Hittibiisi on ainakin APACHE. Loistava
rautalankahitti...