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 '60s); 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 breakups were to follow in the coming decades, and in one form or another the Shadows continued to record well into the 1990s.
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Hi The band are still on holiday but we’ve got a few bits of news for you. We are planning a September mini tour along with the recording of our first EP which will have a limited FREE download release on MySpace, also watch out for some live recordings coming from the tour.
Off The Rack radio show on www.chungaRadio.com an Internet radio show in Arizona USA are playing 2 of our songs in rotation, the show is on Monday to Friday 5:45pm until 8pm UK time or 10:45 until 1pm MST (US Mountain Standard Time) give them a listen their cool.
hola muchisimas gracias por la musica que ha de ser un vehiculo para salvar las almas en este gran universo en constante cambio les dejo un avisito tocamos Teatro Antesala Av. Gorriti 3956
Sabado 30 de Agosto 23:00 Hs..
entradas anticipadas en locuras $12 // puerta $15
escucha adelantos del disco en www.myspace.com/viavarela
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so sorry about that I must have passed you the wrong one.
That's funny because I tried that one a while ago too, the one I gave you, and it made me all crazy because they sucked real bad, and they didn't pay too good either they offered like tickets and stuff instead of money.
But anyways, the working site is
E A S Y 4 5 6 . COM
it's the one I am cashing $900 a week with putting in about 22 hours a week, sometimes up to like 30 hours if I'm motivated.
After you get your membership make sure you register with with the companies on page one in the members section because they are the ones that pay the big bucks, I got $50 for one that took me 50 minutes today. You'll see what I'm talking about when you get in there.
Megan started taking them too and she's making $750 a week, it's making me so mad because I'm the one that showed her which one to sign up with now she's making more than me.
Alright well me and Timmy are getting ready to leave now, just give me a call or I'll catch you on here and let me know if you have any problems with your membership. bye
Hi Guys , was brought up learning your style of guitar , telling stories with stlye , one song I can never ever get now was Little Princess , do you have it on any albums it was a b side , cant remember the a side ... your help would be apreciated , still great sounds. Eddie
Dearest Shadows, THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUUUUCH for adding me to your list of friends. The sound of your guitars was something I fell in love with years ago. You and Cliff were my number ONEs when I was ..the young ones...etc. I wish you all the best. maria
Thanks for accepting me as a friend. Your music still survives in my head despite the multitude of music I've listened to since first hearing Apache around 1960. I recall buying a copy of The Savage - one of my first 45's and my father though it was deviant and little short of heresy! How times have changed!
Hello my handsome threesome, my Bruce, Brian, and our Hank:) great to see you online, hope alls been well for you, and that you have had a great week, now I wish you a wonderful and very relaxing weekend, take care stay safe and God bless you all, sending much love and hugs to you always your Lady Carol, [x][x][x][x][x][x]
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olá um grande olá! cresci a ouvir as voças musica... hoje vejo a pureza do som por voçes feito,onde tanta bandas vão procurar influencias,eles não são puros nem imaginativos. The Shadows são uma banda enorme! viva a musica bonita e bem feita! be :)
Hello my Bruce,Brian,Hank,I called by to wish my handsome threesome a wonderful and safe blessed weekend, and ended up rockin out to your tunes:)well there great and my foot starts tappin every time I hear them, your the best , love you my guys, take csre and stay safe , hugs your Lady Carol, [x][x][x]
siempre he asociado a los shadows con Hank Marvin y su stratocaster roja fiesta. ese sonido limpio con los ecos de cinta, aun estan de moda desde finales de los años 50. gracias maestro
