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The Shadows is tagged as: instrumental, classic rock, 60s, rock, oldies

There were two projects at least known as The Shadows. One was a roots reggae outfit that cut a few 7”s on Trojan Records. The other one is covered in detail below.
The Shadows were the fore-runners of the guitar bands of the British pop scene of the swinging sixties. They began as the Drifters in the late fifties but changed the name to the Shadows to avoid confusion with an American group with the same name.|Original members were Hank Marvin (lead guitar), Bruce Welch (rhythm guitar), Jet Harris (bass guitar) and Tony Meehan (drums).|The Shadows initially provided the musical backing for Cliff Richard in the very popular “Cliff Richard Show”.|They became stars in their own right when their recording “Apache” hit the No. 1 spot of the British chart in 1959 and remained there for several weeks.|This was followed by a string of No. 1 hits including “KonTiki”, “Atlantis”, “Wonderful Land”, “Foot Tapper” and “Dance On”.|Not satisfied with being just backing musicians, drummer Tony Meehan and bass guitarist Jet Harris left to strike out on their own. They manage to hit the No. 1 spot with “Diamonds” which had the distinction of being the only bass guitar solo piece to enter the ...
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Top 10 The Shadows Songs
Apache
Wonderful Land
Man Of Mystery
F.B.I.
Foot Tapper
Guitar Tango
Kon-Tiki
Dance On
Atlantis
The Savage
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Top 10 The Shadows Albums
20 Golden Greats
50 Golden Greats (disc 1)
Shadows - The Collection
Shadows Are Go!
2004 Final Tour
Back To Back
The Shadows' Greatest Hits
The Shadows
The Best Of The Shadows
Moonlight Shadows
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