Jet Harris, The Shadows bassist, dies

Groucho



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Message Posted:
18/03/2011 21:52

Jet Harris, dies aged 71



The Shadows bassist, Harris was reputed to be one of the first musicians to play the bass guitar in the UK



R.I.P.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
18/03/2011 21:58

R.I.P Jet Harris.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
18/03/2011 22:39

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA2Sl6zm-dQ&feature=fvst

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
18/03/2011 22:39

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w4KsxgQqdQ

Blackbird



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Message Posted:
19/03/2011 00:14

Yes sad day.....RIP Jet.......

MsGarnet


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Message Posted:
19/03/2011 04:30

He was 71? crikey - how time flies.........he was brill.....

pammick


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Message Posted:
19/03/2011 09:16

Jet Harris was a member of the best instrumental band ever to set foot on stage. They are my favourite band and I have hundreds of their recordings.



Yes your right Groucho, he was one of the first musicians to play a bass guitar in the UK.



My favourite number that he plays on is, 'FBI' and I'll play it on my show in a couple of weeks time.



MIKE

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Message Posted:
19/03/2011 11:02

Depression and Alcohol took him...Great shame....R.I.P.

denizen



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Message Posted:
19/03/2011 13:13

He left the Shadows to form a duo with Tony Meehan.

Just about the time he swapped the double bass for the electric job.

Remember reading his life story some years ago.

shrimp


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Message Posted:
19/03/2011 13:19

He was booted out by Cliff Richards...........probably why he turned to drugs and drinks.........

pammick


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Message Posted:
19/03/2011 13:43

Hi Denizen - Harris left the Shadows in 1962 with Tony Meehan.

He actually built his own double bass before buying a professionally made one in 1956 to play in a school skiffle group. In late 1957 he joined the, 'Tony Crombie and his Rockets' band who played a mixture of skiffle, swing and early rock 'n' roll. It was Tony Crombie who presented him with his first base guitar (a German 'Framus' guitar) - he then went on to play with the 'Vipers Skiffle Group' and the 'Most Brothers Band' before liking up with Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch. In 1959 his guitar was broken in an accidint and he was then presented with a 'Fender Precision Bass Guitar'. It was at Harris's suggestion that the group chose the name 'Shadows' after they had to change it from the 'Drifters'.



MKE

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
20/03/2011 00:11

Mike. I'm a Shadows fan as well. Can you play Apache when you have s chance?



Many thanks.

pammick


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Message Posted:
20/03/2011 00:16

Can and will do Bill, but it will have to be in a couple of weeks time as I have already recorded the next two shows.



MIKE

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
20/03/2011 00:19

Thanks Mike. I also posted a couple on the other thread.