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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.
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...
He appeared annually at Bruce Welch's 'Shadowmania' and toured backed by the Rapiers (a Shadows tribute band). He recorded continuously from the late 1980s with a variety of collaborators, including Tangent, Alan Jones (also an ex-Shadows bassist), Bobby Graham and the Local Heroes.
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.
Mar 18, 2011 · Jet Harris, the original bass player with The Shadows, has died of cancer aged 71. The guitarist, who played on number one hits including Apache, died at his partner's home in Winchester, his...
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Nov 3, 2020 · Photo: Rick Hardy/Redferns. Brian Locking, musician. Born: December 22, 1938. Died: October 8, 2020. BRIAN ‘Licorice’ Locking was bass guitarist with the Shadows, the influential British...
