Shadows, The

Shadows, The The Shadows have often been described, somewhat erroneously, as the “British Ventures.” While each band established a standard within its own nation for producing consistently high quality guitar-dominated, instrumental recordings, the Shadows actually began producing hit singles one year before the Ventures. Furthermore, they doubled as a backing band for U.K.’s premier rock star of the day, Cliff Richard, and released a considerable number of their own recordings with vocals. The…