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Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan (2 March 1943 – 28 November 2005 [1]) was a founder member of the British group the Drifters with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which evolved into the Shadows. He played drums on early Cliff Richard and the Shadows hits and on early Shadows' instrumentals.
The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters between 1958 and 1959) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the pre- Beatles era from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. They served as the backing band for Cliff Richard from 1958 to 1968, and have joined him for several reunion tours.
Harris was partly responsible for helping Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones break into the music business. Page's first major session was as a rhythm guitarist on "Diamonds" in late 1962. After "Diamonds" became a hit, Harris and Meehan hired Jones to play bass in their touring band. [9]
Nov 29, 2005 · The Shadows founder member dies. The original drummer with pop group The Shadows, who played on hits such as Apache, has died aged 62. Tony Meehan was a founding member of the group, famous for...
Mar 18, 2011 · LONDON (Reuters) - British musician Jet Harris, who played bass guitar in Cliff Richard's band The Shadows, has died aged 71, British media reported on Friday.
TONY MEEHAN (1943 - 2005) As the drummer with the Shadows, Tony Meehan helped to lay the foundations for British rock'n'roll, both backing Cliff Richard and on a long string of instrumental hits recorded under the group's own name.
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One of the founding members of the Shadows died yesterday after an accident at his London home. Tony Meehan, 62, played drums on all of the early Cliff Richard and Shadows hits and on the first recordings of the band as an instrumental group.
