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The Shadows

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.

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Genres
Rock and roll · instrumental rock · surf rock · country
Labels
Columbia (EMI) · Polydor · Universal
Origin
London, England
Past members
Ken Pavey · Norman Mitham · Terry Smart · Ian Samwell · Hank Marvin
Spinoffs
Marvin, Welch & Farrar
Years active
1958–1968, 1969–1970, 1973–1990, 2004–2005, 2008–2010, 2015 (one-off reunion: 2020)

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The Shadows hits

Career

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Legacy and influence

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Discography

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The Shadows

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Edges195
Triples399
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The Shadows

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related to Further reading · 90
The Shadows → Addey, Albums, Auman, Bradford, British Charts Singles, British Hit Singles, Bruce Welch, Campbell, CD, Cliff Richard, Complete Book, Complete Rock Family Rock, Consul Books, Dave Nicolson, David Roberts, Driftin, Duffy, Edn, Ellis, Elm Tree
related to Legacy and influence · 51
The Shadows → Andy Powell, Andy Summers, Atomi, Beatles, Bele Višnje, Belgrade, Bijele Strijele, Blackmore, Brian May, Capitol, Cliff, Crni Biseri, Crveni Koralji, Daltoni, David Gilmour, Delfini, Elektroni, Elipse, Eric Clapton, Freddie Mercury
related to Discography · 30
The Shadows → Address, Brian, Bruce, Change, Curly Leads, Dance, From Hank, Guardian Angel, Hits, Hits Right Up Your, Jigsaw, John, Jungle, Life, Moonlight Shadows, Out, Reflection, Rock, Rockin, Shades
related to Stage pantomimes · 29
The Shadows → Aladdin, Arthur Askey, Broker's Men, Buttons, Cinderella, Finders Keepers, From Hank Bruce Brian, In, In October, John, London Palladium, Marvin, Marvin-Welch-Bennett-Rostill, Met Marie, Noshee, Olivia Newton-John, Palladium, Poshee, Richard, Shadows
related to 1960s · 26
The Shadows → Apache, Bennett, Brian, Brian Bennett, Dance On, Decca Records, Foot Tapper, Further, He, In April, In October, Jehovah's Witness, Jerry Lordan, Jet Harris, Kon Tiki, Krew Kats, Licorice, Locking, Lordan, Marty Wilde's
related to Career · 23
The Shadows → At, Cliff Richard, Drifters, Ernie Shear, Frank Clark, Harry Webb, Ian Samwell, In, Initially Paramor, Ken Pavey, Marvin, Move It, Move It/Schoolboy Crush, Norman Mitham, Norrie Paramor, Samwell, Shadows, Smart, Terry Smart, The
related to The Shadows hits · 20
The Shadows → Although, Apache, Beatles, Blue, Cliff Richard, Dance On, Don't Make My Baby, Elvis Presley, EPs, Foot Tapper, Four, Kon-Tiki, Madonna, No, Shadows, They, UK, UK Singles Chart, Up, Wonderful Land
related to 1980s · 19
The Shadows → Address, After, Birmingham NEC, Change, Cliff Hall, Cliff Richard, EMI, For, In July, Polydor, Polydor Records, September, Shadows, Shadows Silver Album, Tellydisc, The, Welch's, Wembley Arena, With
related to External links · 19
The Shadows → BFI, Cliff Richard, Discogscliffandshads, DiscogsThe Shadows, DiscussionLe, DiscussionSHADSMUSIC, Fan Club Officiel FranceFDS, Field, Forum, Hank Marvin, IMDbThe Drifters, May, MusicBrainzThe Shadows, Roger, Shadowmaniacs, Shadows, Shadows Archived, Site Internet, Wayback MachineWorld News Network
related to Later career · 19
The Shadows → Bennett, Brian, British Empire, Cliff Hall, Europe, Hall, In December, Life Story, Lordan, Mark Griffiths, Marvin, OBE, Officer, Order, Shadows, The, This, Warren Bennett, Welch

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The ShadowsGenresRock and roll1.00infobox
The ShadowsGenresinstrumental rock1.00infobox
The ShadowsGenressurf rock1.00infobox
The ShadowsGenrescountry1.00infobox
The ShadowsLabelsColumbia (EMI)1.00infobox
The ShadowsLabelsPolydor1.00infobox
The ShadowsLabelsUniversal1.00infobox
The ShadowsOriginLondon, England1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersKen Pavey1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersNorman Mitham1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersTerry Smart1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersIan Samwell1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersHank Marvin1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersBruce Welch1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersJet Harris1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersTony Meehan1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersBrian Bennett1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersBrian Locking1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersJohn Rostill1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersAlan Hawkshaw1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersJohn Farrar1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersAlan Tarney1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersAlan Jones1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersCliff Hall1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersMark Griffiths1.00infobox
The ShadowsPast membersWarren Bennett1.00infobox
The ShadowsSpinoffsMarvin, Welch & Farrar1.00infobox
The ShadowsYears active1958–1968, 1969–1970, 1973–1990, 2004–2005, 2008–2010, 2015 (one-off reunion: 2020)1.00infobox

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