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Hank Marvin

As the most distinctive member of top instrumental group The Shadows, Hank Marvin remains massively influential, a key figure in the popularisation of the electric guitar in the UK, inspiring many of the top guitarists who emerged in the 1960s beat boom. He himself was inspired by Buddy Holly, moving to London at the age of 16 with his school-friend Bruce Welch, where he met Cliff Richard at a coffee bar in Soho. Changing his name to Hank Marvin, he bought what was reputedly the first Fender Stratocaster sold in the UK when he and Welch both joined Cliff Richard's backing band, o...