Hank Marvin
Musician
Light falls on music's unsung heroes...you know you'll never be a household name. If you've got a problem with that - find another job." Another winner, guitarist Hank Marvin, who with Cliff Richard and the Shadows achieved 43 top 20 hit singles in 10 years, was saluted by Sir... In this article: Aled Jones, Phil Coulter, Madonna, Bill Martin, Hank Marvin, Cliff Richard, Christina Aguilera, and Massive Attack |
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BBC News | October 26, 2009
Cliff sings curry house's praises
Marvin and Richard visited after a Shadows reunion show Sir Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin have visited a Tyneside Indian restaurant following a Shadows reunion show. Sir Cliff and guitarist Marvin popped into Raval Restaurant on...
In this article: Cliff Richard, EU, Coriander, Mango, and Lucknow
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Wales Online | October 07, 2009
Music: Music review: Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Cardiff International Arena
...years, almost to the day, since he joined The Shadows on their first tour with the opening concert in Stoke. Of the original line-up Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and drummer Brian Bennett remain, and they still know how to play. It was clear...
In this article: Cliff Richard, Cardiff International Arena, The Shadows, Bachelor Boy, Summer Holiday, Singing the Blues, Norrie Paramour, Brian Bennett, and Bruce Welch
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Wales Online | October 05, 2009
Arts: Cliff and The Shadows are back after 20 years
...the only UK artist to have reached No 1 with a single in five consecutive decades. And his reunion with the band - Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett - promises to be a suitably impressive send-off tour. Fellow original Shadow,...
In this article: Cliff Richard, The Shadows, Botox, Bachelor Boy, Apache, It's All in the Game, Peter Pan, and UK
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Reuters | September 29, 2009
Cliff Richard returns, doing it by rote
...and the Beatles, Kinks and Stones hadn't arrived yet. Extremely well preserved physically, Richard and the two leading Shadows, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, looked immaculate in their polished attire and did their unctuous best to please, but...
In this article: Cliff Richard, London, Vince Eager, Hollywood Reporter, Marty Wilde, Bruce Welch, and Billy Fury
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Wales Online | September 28, 2009
Showbiz: They said it
...as Prime Minister. " Nancy Dell'Olio, ex-girlfriend of Sven-Goran Eriksson, who says she is in love with the Business Secretary Hank Marvin saying that The Shadows were wrong to ignore Beatle George Harrison's advice to sing "There is...
In this article: Crocodile, Nancy Dell'Olio, Sven-Goran Eriksson, George Harrison, Peter Mandelson, Grand Designs, Gordon Brown, Kevin McCloud, and The Shadows
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | September 25, 2009
Hank Marvin: 'We should have taken Harrison's advice and sung'
The Shadows were "idiots" to remain an instrumental-only group, lead guitarist Hank Marvin has said as he disclosed that Beatle George Harrison once advised them to start singing on their records. Bruce Welch (left) and Hank Marvin shadow...
In this article: George Harrison, The Shadows, Cliff Richard, Beatles, Bruce Welch, Beatles, Apache, Abbey Road, and Move It
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | September 25, 2009
The Shadows reenter the hip parade
...Marvin and Bruce Welch to set the record straight about one of Britain's most pioneering rock bands. Bruce Welch (left) and Hank Marvin shadow Cliff Richard at Belfast's Odyssey Arena It is a relief to be finally sitting down and talking...
In this article: Hank B. Marvin, Cliff Richard, Bruce Welch, The Shadows, George Harrison, Dublin, John Lennon, Shad, Move It, and Jack Spot
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Independent.ie | September 23, 2009
Review: Rich Hall
...the show's end -- and show how lucky Cliff Richard was to be blessed with these musicians 50 years ago. Spell Lead guitarist Hank Marvin is a particular wonder to behold, as his distinctive, reverberating and trembling strains cast the...
In this article: Rich Hall, Cliff Richard, The Shadows, Waste, Cliff, Apache, Wonderful Land, Summer Holiday, and George Foreman
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Daily Mail | September 20, 2009
Still in the pink after half a century... Sir Cliff rolls back the years on first night of reunion tour with the Shadows
...a sparkling black jacket before he ended up in white suit, gold shirt and silver shoes for the finale. Me and my Shadow: Sir Cliff and Hank Marvin roll back the years on the first night of the tour with a show in Killarney, south-west...
In this article: Cliff Richard, Silver, Ireland, Brian Bennett, Bruce Welch, The Young Ones, Sheffield, and Europe
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Guardian Unlimited | September 17, 2009
Why we've got Cliff Richard wrong
...a colostomy bag. 'We even shared girlfriends' And yet that wasn't always Cliff's persona. It certainly wasn't the reality. Hank Marvin says of the early years of Cliff and the Shads: "In those days it wasn't a singer and a backing band. It...
In this article: Cliff Richard, The Beatles, Devil Woman, Acetate, and Mojo magazine
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Brian Robson Rankin (born 28 October 1941), Newcastle upon Tyne, known by the stage name Hank B. Marvin, is an English guitarist, lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for singer Cliff Richard. Marvin has a distinctive guitar sound and appearance, primarily using a clean sound with very high reverb and vibrato giving a dreamy effect.
- Also Known As:
- Brian Robson Rankin
- Birth Date:
- October 28, 1941
- Occupation:
- Musician
- Instrument Played:
- Burns "The Marvin" and the "Shadows Custom Elite Guitar"
- Fender Stratocaster in fiesta red
- Hank Marvin Signature Stratocaster
- Guitar
- Years Active:
- 1956 - present
- Associated With:
- The Shadows, Cliff Richard
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