Hank Marvin Shadows

The Shadows long and influential career has spanned 6 decades, with hit singles or albums in every one of them. Hank Marvin s guitar playing has been an inspiration to hordes of guitarists down the years, including the likes of Brian May, Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend. Over a decade since their last tour, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett reunited as The Shadows for The Final Tour, which kicked off in spring 2004. A sell out everywhere, the band played to over 90,000 people in the UK. This concert was recorded at Cardiff s International Arena on June 5. The tracklisting includes an astonishing 23 UK top ten hits, of which no less than 8 were No.1 s, together with other favourite Shadows tracks.

Guitar ace Lee Hodgson provides a note-by-note guide to five legendary guitar classics by the king of the Stratocaster, Hank Marvin. Learn five guitar originals by The Shadows including Kon Tiki, Foot Tapper and Geronimo, and master the secrets of Hank's distinctive melodic phrasing and musical poise. There's even a special focus on the trademark Marvin echo-guitar sound and how to achieve it, as well as all the techniques and tricks that have made Hank one of the world's favourite guitarists since the days of rock 'n' roll.

The Shadows' fourth album (not counting hits collections) follows on from Dance with the Shadows. The common perception among Americans watching from afar and British historians who just don't know is that the Shadows were operating in a vacuum during the 1960s, oblivious to the pop music universe swirling around them, but their mid-'60s albums tell a different story – the band tries hard to be a mainstream rock & roll outfit without betraying their roots as a virtuoso instrumental ensemble…

Learn five Hank Marvin tracks note for note with experienced performer and studio musician Lee Hodgson. Innovative and original guitarist Hank Marvin led the Shadows to worldwide acclaim, writing tracks which are synonymous with the summery 50s and 60s sound, the novel metallic picking, echo and generous tremolo use on a Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster inspired a whole generation of guitarists.

Learn five Hank Marvin tracks note for note with experienced performer and studio musician Lee Hodgson. Innovative and original guitarist Hank Marvin led the Shadows to worldwide acclaim, writing tracks which are synonymous with the summery 50s and 60s sound, the novel metallic picking, echo and generous tremolo use on a Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster inspired a whole generation of guitarists.

Specs Appeal: What a great title! To two generations of fans, the Shadows' most instantly familiar trademark was Hank Marvin's spectacles – long before Elton John elevated eye glasses to the height of sartorial chic, there was Hank, playing away and smiling behind a gentle pair of horn rims…