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 Posted By: Jim Liddane on: 11/09/2008 17:15:31 ESTSubject: RE: Election Day |
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John wrote.... Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, covering "Got To Get You Into My Life". Interesting! Jim replies Actually, a very under-rated UK band, who did some bluesy stuff, and George Harrison had a very high opinion of teir version of "Got To Get You Into My Life". John also wrote... I often find The Shadows CDs, but never heard of them, although they appear on this various artists CD with "Foot Tapper". Jim replies.... Before the Beatles etc., it was The Shadows. They were into Buddy Holly (their lead guitarist Hank Marvin even wore the same glasses), and were well liked in the business. A sort of poor man's Ventures I always spitefully thought, but they had a nice clean EMI studios sound (not George Martin, but Norrie Paramor for a lot of it). Backing band for Cliff Richard, and originally called Cliff Richard & The Drifters until some spoilsports in the USA pointed out that there was already a Drifters! They quickly became the Shadows, and when Bobby Vee pointed out that his band was called the Shadows, they just shrugged their shoulders and said - ho hum. I believe the Shadows have been the most successful instrumental group chart-wise of all time internationally - even though they never once made the US charts! They had the original version of "Apache" which charted in the US for Jorgen Ingmann, but not one of their other UK Number Ones was even covered in the US. "Wonderful Land" is worth listening to - a sort of watered down version of Duane Eddy's "Because They're Young". There was only room for one instrumental act in the US really - the Ventures - who apart from "Walk Don't Run", never charted here, and only room for one in the UK. Ah the good ole days....when it was all so simple. |
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