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History

Marvin was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As a child, he played the banjo and the piano. Hearing one of Buddy Holly's songs made him switch to the guitar, although he occasionally played both instruments in recordings. At 16, he travelled with his Rutherford Grammar School friend Bruce Welch to London, where he met Johnny Foster (Cliff Richard's manager) at The 2i's Coffee Bar (pronounced: "two eyes") in Soho. Foster was looking for a guitarist for Richard's imminent tour of the UK, and Hank agreed to join as long as there was also a vacancy for Welch. Foster had actually been looking for guitarist Tony Sheridan at the Two 2i's and had encountered Hank by chance. Hank and Welch joined The Drifters (as Cliff Richard's group was then known). This started their careers as professional guitar players. They met Cliff Richard for the first time at a nearby Soho tailor's shop (Richard was having a fitting for a pink stage jacket; Hank just wanted something to eat), and had their first rehearsal with him at his parents' home in Cheshunt, . This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments. ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... For the Weezer song, see Buddy Holly (song). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin... Bruce Welch (born Bruce Cripps, 2 November 1941 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer, best known as a member of The Shadows. ... The 2 I’s Coffee Bar was a coffee bar in the basement at 59 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, England, between 1956 and 1970. ... Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... Tony Sheridan (born Andrew Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, 1940), is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Statistics Population: 51,998 (Census 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL358021 Administration District: Broxbourne Shire county: Hertfordshire Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hertfordshire Historic county: Hertfordshire Services Police force: Hertfordshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East of England Post...

Career

Hank Marvin played what is thought to have been the first Fender Stratocaster in the UK, serial number 34346, finished in a Coral Pink shade of Fiesta Red,with gold hardware, and this guitar with its tremolo arm contributed to the Shadows' sound. The guitar was imported from America by Cliff Richard . Stratocaster redirects here. ... A tremolo arm, tremolo bar, vibrato bar, whammy bar, or wang bar is a lever attached to the bridge and/or the tailpiece of an electric guitar or archtop guitar to enable the player to quickly vary the tension and sometimes the length of the strings temporarily, changing the pitch...

Marvin's original sound was achieved by the use of a Stratocaster, a Vox amplifier (AC15 and AC30 models) and a drum echo machine, his first being a Meazzi Echomatic. He later used a Vox-badged Meazzi and then a Binson Echorec(Drum)Echo Machine. Currently he is using the Alesis Quadraverb Q20 programmed by Charlie Hall with his "Echoes from the Past" (EFTP). Vox is a musical equipment manufacturer formerly based in Britain, and now owned by Japanese electronics giants Korg, which is most famous for making the AC30 guitar amplifier and the Vox organ. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

In 1959, Marvin and Richard searched through a Fender catalogue to find the guitar played by James Burton, Ricky Nelson's lead guitarist. They assumed it must be a Stratocaster because the most expensive in the brochure was a gold-plated example. Burton, however, played the Telecaster and the Stratocaster was relatively new. Although Marvin used that original guitar between 1959 and 1961, it remained Richard's property and was returned to him when Jennings Musical Industries (the makers of Vox amplifiers and the importers of Fender guitars) outfitted the whole group with matching Fiesta Red Fender guitars. The 1959 instrument is now owned by Bruce Welch - a gift from Cliff Richard in the 1970s for his production work on several of hit albums. Richard had the guitar sprayed white before giving it back to Welch who had it restored, which meant that the history of this unique guitar which included the scratches, knocks, faded paint etc has been wiped out. James Burton (born August 21, 1939 in Minden, Louisiana) is an American guitarist. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... 1950s-style Telecaster with natural finish, with metal bridge cover removed. ...

In the early 1960z, Jennings named a range of guitar accessories (including plectra, a guitar strap and a Bigsby-styled tremolo unit) after Marvin . They used the Hank Marvin signature tremolo unit on several of their own Vox guitars. More significantly, Marvin also worked with Jim Burns (head of the Burns London guitar company) to develop his own signature model: the "Burns Marvin". The "Marvin" appeared in 1964 and a 12-string version called the Double Six appeared a little earlier. The Burns London company was taken over by the American piano-maker, Baldwin, in 1967, and partly as a result of that, the fewer-than-400 original Burns-made Marvins are now sought after. More recently, the revived Burns company made a limited reissue of 2004 signature Marvin guitars with a certificate of authenticity, signed by Marvin. Those instruments were promoted on the Shadows' 2004 Final Tour. Marvin's original Burns guitars had been stolen in 1972 and never appeared again. The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a type of vibrato device for electric guitar designed by its namesake Paul A. Bigsby. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Marvin influenced many later guitarists, and Pete Townshend, Mark Knopfler and Andy Powell are among many who acknowledge his influence. Although neither Marvin nor the Shadows were ever well known in the United States, despite several appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, Marvin is listed by Frank Zappa as an influence on the first Mothers of Invention album, and Afrikaa Bambaataa cited the group's first UK number one single "Apache" as a big influence, though it is likely that Bambatta was referring to the cover of Apache by The Incredible Bongo Band (which was massively popular amongst early hip hop DJs due to the extended bongo break). Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. ... Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and film score composer. ... Andy Powell Andy Powell (born February 19, 1950 in Stepney, East London) is an English musician, one of the founding members of legendary rock band Wishbone Ash, an influential British rock band that formed in 1969. ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. ... Afrika Bambaataa (born April 10, 1960) is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who in the late 1970s, was instrumental in the early development of hip hop. ... Apache was a popular 1960 instrumental song written by Jerry Lordan and recorded by British group The Shadows. ...

In Canada, Cliff Richard and the Shadows met with success, especially 1961-1965 when they enjoyed several top 10 hits. Canadian guitarists Randy Bachman and Neil Young have credited Marvin's guitar work as being influences. Carlos Santana's nickname in his formative years was Apache because it was one of the earliest pieces he learned to play. Promotional image of Randy Bachman from 2005 Randolph Charles Bachman, OM, D.Mus (hon. ... This article is about the musician. ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ...

As well as playing with The Shadows, Marvin has had a successful solo career. He has been willing to experiment with styles and material, doing some purely instrumental albums, some with only vocals (e.g. "All Alone With Friends"), one with only acoustic guitars and one with a guitar orchestra ("The Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate"). In 1970 Marvin and Welch formed Marvin, Welch & Farrar, a vocal harmony trio which failed to appeal to Shadows fans or to contemporary music fans. They reverted to being The Shadows in 1973 for the Rockin' with Curly Leads album. Marvin, Welch & Farrar were a 1970s British and Australian popular music group formed by two members of The Shadows. ...

As a writer Marvin was responsible for "Geronimo" for The Shadows and "The Day I Met Marie", and as co-writer with Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett and John Rostill he wrote other hits mainly for Cliff Richard such as on "I Could Easily Fall in Love with You" and "In the Country".

In 1988 Marvin had a guest role at a concert by Jean Michel Jarre in front of the industrial backdrop of London's East End Docklands, in a concert entitled Destination Docklands. Jean-Michel André Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer, performer and music producer. ... Jarre and Hank Marvin at the Docklands Destination Docklands was a concert held by musician Jean-Michel Jarre on the Royal Victoria Docks, Docklands, London on October 8 and October 9, 1988. ...

Marvin and the Shadows reformed for a 2004 Final Tour, which was so successful that a 2005 European tour was also organised.

Hank Marvin's name is also used in cockney slang to signify hunger (i.e. I am Hank Marvin = I am starving)

Discography

Albums

• 1969 Hank Marvin #14
• 1977 Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate (no chart position)
• 1982 Words and Music #66
• 1983 All alone with friends (no chart position)
• 1992 Into the light #18
• 1993 Heartbeat #17
• 1995 Hank plays Cliff #33
• 1996 Hank plays Holly #34
• 1997 Hank plays Live #71
• 1997 Plays the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber #41 (includes re-issued tracks by The Shadows)
• 2000 Marvin at the Movies #17
• 2002 Guitar Player #10
• 2007 Guitar Man #6

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Personal life

Marvin lived in the hills above Perth, Western Australia from 1986 but has since relocated to a luxury apartment in East Perth. He is a committed Jehovah's Witness.^[1] Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

See also

• List of bands and musicians from North East England

References

External links

• Hank Marvin/Shadows unofficial website