Drifters, the backing band for singer Cliff Richard. In addition to working with Richard, the band recorded in its own right. After a change of name to The Shadows, their fourth single, ‘Apache’, reached No. 1 in 1960, the first of a string of instrumental hits characterized by Marvin’s echoing lead lines and manipulation of the ...
Richard’s backing group, The Drifters, who were joined later in 1958 by Terence ‘Jet’ Harris (bass guitar) and Tony Meehan (drums). In 1959, the group became The Shadows and continued to back Richard until 1968, when the line-up included John Rostill (bass) and Brian Bennett (drums). By this time they had accumulated 26 UK hits including five ...
bass and washboard – was popular at the same time. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, American groups such as The Ventures and British outfits such as The Shadows established an instrumental lineup known as the ‘beat combo’, comprising a drum kit, electric bass guitar and two electric guitars (lead and rhythm). A different sound was produced by ...
drink the golden waters, even when she sees the emperor turned to stone. Her shadow appears. Reunited, they hear their unborn children. The two couples, and their shadows, rejoice. Personalities | Richard Strauss | Turn of the Century | Opera ...
Pelléas survives because it challenges its interpreters to peel away layers and discover new depths. Its story can be written on the back of a postage stamp: brother marries girl; other brother falls in love with her; brother kills brother; girl dies. But of what ? Her wound would not have killed a sparrow, we are told. It is the ...
dozen UK No. 1s include 1959’s ‘Living Doll’ and ‘Travellin’ Light’, ‘The Young Ones’ (1962) and ‘Summer Holiday’ (1963), both title songs of movies in which Richard starred with The Shadows, his backing group until 1968. Circa 1966, he publicly proclaimed that he was a Christian, and has since released both religious and secular records. After a number ...
are often mistaken for a mere solo artist. They are in fact a duo – captivating vocalist Alison Goldfrapp certainly steals the limelight, while Will Gregory dwells in the shadows on stage. Something of a mix between electro, burlesque, the surreal and good old-fashioned pop, their sound has evolved from the minimal neo-opera of debut Felt Mountain ...
rap artists and Albarn’s insightful harmonizing employed to near universal acclaim. The band are also pioneering in their sadly infrequent live performances, utilizing everything from computer graphics to simple shadows to convey the characters without actually revealing the masterminds behind them. 2010 brought Plastic Beach. Styles & Forms | Twenty-First Century | Rock Personalities | Gossip | Twenty-First Century | ...
signalled ‘Stairway To Heaven’ for entire stadia to erupt. Robert Plant’s rock-god limbs would emerge from his skimpy blouse and he grasped the mic like a lover. And in the shadows, the bass of John Paul Jones conspired with Bonham’s drumming to forge a rhythm section tighter than anything except their singer’s trousers. Light and shade, then. As another ...
The Smiths: Meat Is Murder 1987 The Smiths: Strangeways, Here We Come 2003 with The Healers: Boomslang 2013 Solo: The Messenger Personalities | Hank Marvin | Out of the Shadows | Guitar Heroes ...
(Guitar, vocals, 1921–99) Lowell Fulson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and began his professional career in Oakland, California. He made his recording debut in 1946 and by 1950 he was a hitmaker for Swingtime Records with such songs as ‘Every Day I Have The Blues’ and ‘Blue Shadows’. His band at this time featured a relatively unknown ...
Mark Tremonti (b. 1974) rose to fame as the lead guitarist of Creed, enjoying enormous success at the turn of the twenty-first century with metal-influenced songs that crossed over to the pop charts. Tremonti’s tasteful power has garnered him many fans. His instructional DVD The Sound And The Story adds tips from several guitarists, including Michael Angelo Batio, ...
, ‘Bad Blood’. Sedaka and Greenfield also wrote ‘Is This The Way To Amarillo’, a major hit for Tony Christie. Styles & Forms | Fifties | Rock Personalities | The Shadows | Fifties | Rock ...
the country. After the war, both Rogers and the Pioneers began long associations with RCA Victor, recording numerous classics, including, together, the lovely hit ‘Blue Shadows On The Trail’. A widowed Rogers married co-star Dale Evans, a former pop singer and a talented songwriter herself; the pair remained a professional team as well as a ...
Frank Anthony Iommi (b. 1948) was born in Birmingham, England. Like so many other teenage boys in 1960s Britain, he was inspired to pick up the guitar upon hearing Hank Marvin and The Shadows. In 1967, after playing in various local acts, Iommi hooked up with three former school mates – Bill Ward (drums), Terry ‘Geezer’ Butler ...
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