The Shadows

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The Shadows were a pioneering British instrumental rock group, best known as Cliff Richard’s backing band and for their influential, twangy guitar sound that shaped early rock and roll.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British instrumental rock group
rock band
activeYearsEnd 1990
activeYearsStart 1958
alsoKnownAs The Drifters NERFINISHED
associatedAct Cliff Richard NERFINISHED
chartAchievement multiple UK number-one singles
cityOfOrigin London NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
United Kingdom
eurovisionResult 2nd place in Eurovision Song Contest 1975
eurovisionSong Let Me Be the One NERFINISHED
formedIn 1958
genre beat music
easy listening
instrumental rock
jazz fusion
pop rock
rock and roll
rockabilly
surf rock
hasDiscographyItem At Their Very Best NERFINISHED
Change of Address NERFINISHED
Dance with The Shadows NERFINISHED
Guardian Angel NERFINISHED
Jigsaw NERFINISHED
Moonlight Shadows NERFINISHED
Out of the Shadows NERFINISHED
Reflection NERFINISHED
Shadow Music NERFINISHED
Simply Shadows NERFINISHED
Specs Appeal NERFINISHED
String of Hits NERFINISHED
Tasty NERFINISHED
The Final Tour NERFINISHED
The Shadows (1961 album) NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn development of British rock music
electric guitar playing techniques
instrumental pop music
inceptionPlace London NERFINISHED
influenced Brian May NERFINISHED
British Invasion bands
Dire Straits NERFINISHED
European instrumental rock bands
Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED
Mike Oldfield NERFINISHED
Queen NERFINISHED
The Beatles NERFINISHED
instrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
piano
language English
member Alan Hawkshaw NERFINISHED
Alan Jones NERFINISHED
Alan Tarney NERFINISHED
Brian Bennett NERFINISHED
Brian Licorice Locking NERFINISHED
Bruce Welch NERFINISHED
Cliff Hall NERFINISHED
Hank Marvin NERFINISHED
Jet Harris NERFINISHED
John Farrar NERFINISHED
John Rostill NERFINISHED
Mark Griffiths NERFINISHED
Norrie Paramor Orchestra (touring collaboration) NERFINISHED
Tony Meehan NERFINISHED
notableEvent backing Cliff Richard in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973
represented United Kingdom in Eurovision Song Contest 1975
notableFor being Cliff Richard’s backing band
influencing early rock and roll guitar style
twangy guitar sound
notableWork Apache NERFINISHED
Atlantis NERFINISHED
Dance On! NERFINISHED
F.B.I. NERFINISHED
Foot Tapper NERFINISHED
Genie with the Light Brown Lamp NERFINISHED
Geronimo NERFINISHED
Guitar Tango NERFINISHED
Kon-Tiki NERFINISHED
Let Me Be the One NERFINISHED
Shindig NERFINISHED
The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt NERFINISHED
The Savage NERFINISHED
Theme for Young Lovers NERFINISHED
Wonderful Land NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
EMI
Polydor Records
Universal Music Group
reunionYears 2004
2009
styleCharacteristic clean echo-laden lead guitar
melodic instrumental compositions
tight ensemble playing
use of Fender Stratocaster guitars

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Brian Bennett associatedAct The Shadows
Cliff Richard associatedBand The Shadows
Do You Wanna Dance? hasCoverVersion The Shadows
this entity surface form: Cliff Richard and the Shadows
That'll Be the Day hasCoverVersionBy The Shadows
this entity surface form: Cliff Richard and the Drifters
Hey Joe hasNotableCoverArtist The Shadows
Brian Bennett joined The Shadows
this entity surface form: The Shadows in 1961
Brian Bennett memberOf The Shadows
Stardust (1974 film) musicBy The Shadows