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Bruce Welch OBE (born 2 November 1941 as Bruce Cripps) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a founding member of the Shadows.
Bruce Welch, rhythm guitarist of the Shadows. In spring of 1959, the owner of the United States vocal group The Drifters threatened legal action over naming rights after the release and immediate withdrawal of "Feelin Fine" in the US.
- 1958–1968, 1969-1970, 1973–1990, 2004-2005, 2008-2010, 2015 (one-off reunion: 2020)
- Marvin, Welch & Farrar
- London, England
Bruce Welch was the first rhythm guitarist in England to achieve stardom in rock & roll -- and as of 2008, he is, along with his bandmate Hank Marvin, among the relative handful of British rock & roll… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Born. November 2, 1941 in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Early Pop/Rock.
May 1, 2020 · A new documentary, The Shadows at Sixty, is broadcast tonight on BBC Four, and features such guitar greats as David Gilmour, Brian May and Pete Townshend talking about how Marvin inspired them. “He...
Feb 11, 2014 · Driving the band's sound was the wonderful rhythm playing of Bruce Welch OBE. Guitar teacher and GI contributor Lee Hodgson recently met the great man for our in-depth interview. He also got to gaze in awe at the first ever Fender Strat in Britain! And when did it all begin? Cue spooky music - in 1959. I don't know about you but I can't imagine ...
