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Brian Laurence Bennett, OBE (born 9 February 1940) [1] is an English drummer, pianist, composer and producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group the Shadows. He is the father of musician and Shadows band member Warren Bennett. [2] Early life. Bennett was born in Palmers Green, North London, England. [1] .
- Tony Meehan
Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan (2 March 1943 – 28 November...
- Tony Meehan
The show's finale featured the closest thing to a Shadows reunion possible, with Marvin, Welch, Harris, Locking and Brian Bennett (who in 1962 had replaced Tony Meehan, now deceased) all appearing on stage with the show's company.
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 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 backing Sir Cliff Richard and...
The Shadows were Cliff Richard's backing band from 1958 to 1968, (though they have collaborated again on numerous reunion tours). The Shadows have placed 69 UK charted singles from the 1950s to the 2000s, 35 credited to the Shadows and 34 to Cliff Richard and the Shadows.
Nov 29, 2005 · Tony Meehan, who played drums on all the early hits by the group which also backed pop star Cliff Richard until 1961, died Monday at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington in central London, after an accident at his home.
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A New Era. Selected discography. Sources. The Shadows achieved renown as the best-selling British instrumental group of all time, and their career as a musical act is one of the longest — though perhaps also most cataclysmic in line-up — in British pop annals as well.
