Some people may remember Jet Harris.
I've just found this video of Cliff and The Shadows, showing my old friend Jet on bass.
Jet is the small blonde. He was booted out of The Shadows in 1962, after having become unpredictable and uncooperative; I think through drink and drugs. He later teamed-up with the band's drummer Tony Meehan.
He was a nice enough person, but one always felt that there was something going on inside his head that you didn't want to know about. We were good friends, then one day he suddenly disappeared.
Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, and Bruce Welsh are still around, but Jet died in 2011. The band's drummer Tony Meehan died back in 2005.
Their music seems very 'mild' these days, but back in the 60's it was the coolest sound on earth (well, almost).
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My brother was a Shadows 'groupie', they inspired him to take up the guitar, which ultimately led to his love of early instruments like lutes and viols.
They were quite revolutionary at the time. The line-up of Singer, Lead, Bass, Rhythm, and Drums, has now become the norm.
A blast from the past. It was cool music, still good listening
But Oh So Simple. I doubt if it would make the charts these days.
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