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Bruce Welch OBE (born 2 November 1941 as Bruce Cripps) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a founding member of the Shadows. [ 1 ] Early life
During the late 1950s in the UK, it was a common practice for pop stars to adopt a stage name, and several members of the original Cliff Richard and the Shadows did so: Harry Webb became "Cliff Richard", Brian Rankin became "Hank B. Marvin", Terence Harris became "Jet Harris" and Bruce Cripps became "Bruce Welch". Subsequently, the names Cliff ...
Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch and Warren Bennett at a concert in Brussels in 2005. Brian Laurence Bennett, OBE (born 9 February 1940) [1] is an English drummer, pianist, composer and producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group the Shadows. He is the father of musician and Shadows band member Warren ...
Marvin, Welch & Farrar (a.k.a. MWF) were a 1970s British and Australian popular music group formed by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, both members of The Shadows – as a change of direction manoeuvre during 1970 to 1973 – and John Farrar (ex-The Strangers). The distinction was that while The Shadows were famous for their instrumental work ...
Initially the band's sound was rock-oriented, but later developed towards funk, and represented a departure from Welch's work with Fleetwood Mac. [1] Cornick then departed the band and was replaced by Sales' brother Tony Fox Sales. A third album was planned, but Hunt Sales fell ill and after they did not achieve commercial success, the group ...
Born in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, Rostill attended Rutlish School in south London (1953–59). He worked with several artists before joining the Shadows, including Bournemouth band the Interns (nowadays sometimes confused with Welsh band the Interns, who were based in London at this time signed with Tito Burns Agency; in fact, they were two different bands), the Flintstones and a ...
He played briefly with skiffle band The Vipers Skiffle Group, and with R&B outfit the Worried Men, also backing rock'n'roll singers such as Tony Sheridan and Vince Taylor. At the end of 1958 Meehan was asked by Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch to join the Drifters in preparation for a tour with Cliff Richard. He spent the next three years with the ...
Chester's song "Left Out Again", and "Tell Me" written with Bruce Welch, appeared on Cliff Richard's album Me and My Shadows released later in 1960. [4] The first single released under The Shadows' name was "Saturday Dance" written by Chester and Hank Marvin.