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 Hank B. Marvin live on stage 22. 04. 2005 in Esbjerg/Denmark
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Brian Robson Rankin |
| Born | 28 October 1941 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock and roll |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1956 - present |
| Associated acts | The Shadows Cliff Richard |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Fender Stratocaster in fiesta red Hank Marvin Signature Stratocaster Burns "The Marvin" and the "Shadows Custom Elite Guitar" |
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History
Marvin was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England As a child, he played the banjo and the piano. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Hearing one of Buddy Holly's songs made him switch to the guitar, although he occasionally played both instruments on recordings. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles At 16, he traveled with his Rutherford Grammar School friend Bruce Welch to London, where he met Johnny Foster, Cliff Richard's manager, at The 2i's Coffee Bar (pronounced: "two eyes") in Soho. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries Bruce Welch (born Bruce Cripps 2 November 1941 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England) is an English Guitarist, The 2i’s Coffee Bar was a Coffee bar in the Basement at 59 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, England, between 1956 This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho.
Foster was looking for a guitarist for Richard's upcoming tour of the U. K. , and Marvin agreed to join as long as there was also a place for Welch. Foster had actually been looking for guitarist Tony Sheridan at the Two 2i's, but by chance he encountered Marvin. Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, Marvin and Welch joined the Drifters, as Cliff Richard's group was then known, and began their careers as professional guitar players.
They met Cliff Richard for the first time at a nearby Soho tailor's shop (Richard was having a fitting for a pink stage jacket and had their first rehearsal with him at his parents' home in Cheshunt. For the Australian village of the same name see Cheshunt Victoria Cheshunt (pronounced) is a town in the Broxbourne district of
Career
Hank Marvin played and owned the first Fender Stratocaster in the U. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares K. , serial number 34346, finished in Fiesta Red (although Bruce Welch states in his autobiography that the guitar was more of a salmon pink colour), with gold hardware. This guitar, with its tremolo arm, contributed to the Shadows' sound. A tremolo arm or tremolo bar (also called a "whammy bar" or "wang bar" is a lever attached to the bridge and/or the Tailpiece of The guitar was imported from America by Cliff Richard.
Marvin's original sound was achieved with a Stratocaster, a Vox amplifier (AC15 and AC30 models) and a drum echo machine, his first being a Meazzi Echomatic. Vox is a musical equipment manufacturer which is most famous for making the Vox AC30 guitar amplifier, the Vox Electric organ, and a series of innovative He later used a Vox-badged Meazzi, then a Binson Echorec(Drum)Echo Machine that was given to him By Joe Brown (of Joe Brown and the Bruvvers fame) as Joe was asked to try it, but couldn't get on with it. Binson was an early manufacturer of Echo machines Unlike most other analog echo machines they used an analog magnetic drum recorder instead of a Tape loop. Currently he is using the Alesis Quadraverb Q20, programmed by Charlie Hall with his "Echoes from the Past" (EFTP).
In 1959, Marvin and Richard searched through a Fender catalogue to find the guitar played by James Burton, Ricky Nelson's lead guitarist. James Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Minden Louisiana) is an American Guitarist. Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an They assumed it must be a Stratocaster because the most expensive in the brochure was a gold-plated example. Burton, however, played the Telecaster, and the Stratocaster was relatively new. The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. Although Marvin used that original guitar between 1959 and 1961, it remained Richard's property and was returned to him when Jennings Musical Industries (the makers of Vox amplifiers and the importers of Fender guitars) outfitted the whole group with matching Fiesta Red Fender guitars. The 1959 instrument is now owned by Bruce Welch - a gift from Cliff Richard in the 1970s for his production work on several of hit albums. Richard had the guitar sprayed white before giving it back to Welch who had it restored, which meant that the history of this unique guitar which included the scratches, knocks, faded paint etc had been wiped out.
In the early 1960s, Jennings named a range of guitar accessories (including plectra, a guitar strap and a Bigsby-styled tremolo unit) after Marvin. The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short is a type of Vibrato device for Electric guitar designed by Paul A They used the Hank Marvin signature tremolo unit on several of their own Vox guitars. More significantly, Marvin also worked with Jim Burns (head of the Burns London guitar company) to develop his own signature model: the "Burns Marvin". Burns London is a guitar-making company originally formed in 1960 as Ormston Burns Ltd The "Marvin" appeared in 1964 and a 12-string version called the Double Six appeared a little earlier. The Burns London company was taken over by the American piano-maker, Baldwin, in 1967, and partly as a result of that, the fewer-than-400 original Burns-made Marvins are now sought after. More recently, the revived Burns company made a limited reissue of 2004 signature Marvin guitars with a certificate of authenticity, signed by Marvin. Those instruments were promoted on the Shadows' 2004 Final Tour. Marvin's original Burns guitars had been stolen in 1972 and never appeared again.
Marvin influenced many later guitarists, and Pete Townshend, Mark Knopfler and Andy Powell are among many who acknowledge his influence. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Mark Knopfler OBE (born August 12 1949 Glasgow, Scotland) is a British Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, For the Welsh rugby international rugby player see Andy Powell (rugby player Andy Powell (born February 19, 1950 in Stepney, Although neither Marvin nor the Shadows were ever well known in the United States, despite several appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show, Marvin is listed by Frank Zappa as an influence on the first Mothers of Invention album, and Afrikaa Bambaataa cited the group's first UK number one single "Apache" as a big influence, though it is likely that Bambatta was referring to the cover of Apache by The Incredible Bongo Band (which was massively popular amongst early hip hop DJs due to the extended bongo break). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director The Mothers of Invention was an American Rock and roll band active from 1964 to 1975 Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan on April 17, 1957) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the
In Canada, Cliff Richard and the Shadows met with success, especially 1961-1965 when they enjoyed several top 10 hits. Canadian guitarists Randy Bachman and Neil Young have credited Marvin's guitar work as being influences. Randolph Charles Bachman (the Bachman family name is pronounced as /bækmæn/ ( OC OM) (born September 27 1943 was lead guitarist and songwriter Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Carlos Santana's nickname in his formative years was Apache because it was one of the earliest pieces he learned to play. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales.
As well as playing with The Shadows, Marvin has had a successful solo career. He has been willing to experiment with styles and material, doing some purely instrumental albums, some with only vocals (e. g. "All Alone With Friends"), one with only acoustic guitars and one with a guitar orchestra ("The Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate"). In 1970 Marvin and Welch formed Marvin, Welch & Farrar, a vocal harmony trio which failed to appeal to many Shadows fans or to contemporary music fans. Marvin Welch & Farrar were a 1970s British and Australian popular music group formed by two members of The Shadows. They reverted to being The Shadows in 1973 for the Rockin' with Curly Leads album.
As a writer Marvin was responsible for "Geronimo" for The Shadows and "The Day I Met Marie", and as co-writer with Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett and John Rostill he wrote other hits mainly for Cliff Richard such as on "I Could Easily Fall in Love with You" and "In the Country".
In 1988 Marvin collaborated with French synthesiser musician Jean Michel Jarre on the track "London Kid", which appeared on Jarre's "Revolutions" album, and taking a guest role in the Frenchman's giant Destination Docklands concert at the Royal Victoria Dock. Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948, Lyon) is a French Composer, performer and Music producer. Destination Docklands was a Concert held by musician Jean Michel Jarre on the Royal Victoria Docks Docklands, London on Saturday Jarre stated that The Success of The Shadows was a huge influence on his him, and his decision to devote the majority of his career to instrumental music.
Marvin and the Shadows reformed for a 2004 Final Tour, which was so successful that a 2005 European tour was also organised.
Hank Marvin's name is also used in cockney slang to signify hunger (i. Rhyming slang is a form of Slang in which a word is replaced either by another word or phrase that rhymes with it or by the first word of such a phrase in which e. I am Hank Marvin = I am starving)
Discography
Albums
- 1969 Hank Marvin #14
- 1977 Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate (no chart position)
- 1982 Words and Music #66
- 1983 All alone with friends (no chart position)
- 1992 Into the light #18
- 1993 Heartbeat #17
- 1995 Hank plays Cliff #33
- 1996 Hank plays Holly #34
- 1997 Hank plays Live #71
- 1997 Plays the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber #41 (includes re-issued tracks by The Shadows)
- 2000 Marvin at the Movies #17
- 2002 Guitar Player #10
- 2007 Guitar Man #6
Personal life
Marvin lived in the hills above Perth, Western Australia from 1986 but has since relocated to a luxury apartment in East Perth. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Shadows are an English instrumental and vocal Rock and roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Guitar Man is an album by guitarist Hank Marvin, released in 2007 Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) He is a committed Jehovah's Witness. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination [1]
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