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There were two projects at least known as The Shadows. One was a roots reggae outfit that cut a few 7"s on Trojan Records. The other one is covered in detail below. The Shadows were the fore-runners of the guitar bands of the British pop scene of the swinging sixties. The began as the Drifters in the late fifties but changed the name to the Shadows to avoid confusion with an American group with the same name. Original members were Hank Marvin (lead guitar), Bruce Welch (rhythm guitar), Jet Harris (bass guitar) and Tony Meehan (drums). The Shadows initially provided the musical backing for Cliff Richard in the very popular "Cliff Richard Show". They became stars in their own right when their recording "Apache" hit the No. 1 spot of the British chart in 1959 and remained there for several weeks. This was followed by a string of No. 1 hits including "KonTiki", "Atlantis", "Wonderful Land", "Foot Tapper" and "Dance On". Not satisfied with being just backing musicians, drummer Tony Meehan and bass guitarist Jet Harris left to strike out on their own. They manage to hit the No. 1 spot with "Diamonds" which had the distinction of being the only bass guitar solo piece to enter the British charts. Success was limited and they faded away soon after. They were replaced by drummer Brian Bennett and bass guitarist John Rostill. The Shadows provided the musical backing for all of Cliff Richard's early hits. In addition, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch provided the vocal chorus backing for most of Cliff' Richard's hit songs. The impact of the Shadows on the British pop scene of the sixties can only be described as historic. Their trademark was the unique sound of Hank Marvin's lead guitar. Hank was, to a large extent, influenced by the guitar playing style of Scotty Moore, who provided the guitar solo backing for Elvis Presley's earlier recordings. However, he later developed his own style which wa

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