Example 1. Hank Marvin and the Shadows We start things off with a piece inspired by classic tracks like Wonderful Land and Apache.

Making their name in the late-50s/early-60s, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch are two of the most successful musicians ever to emerge out of Newcastle. As the backing band for a young Cliff Richard ...

Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin of The Shadows on Top of the Pops in 1975 BBC Radio Wiltshire's Geoff Barker recently met up with Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin of The Shadows. Listen to the interview.

On Apache Marvin played his new Fender Stratocaster with its tremolo arm: believed to be the first Stratocaster ever played in Britain. The guitar was a gift.

He has been a huge fan of Cliff Richard’s backing band since the 1960s, when tracks such as Apache and Kon-Tiki topped the charts. Now Robert has got his hands on a guitar played by Hank on The ...