![]() ![]() The band split up briefly between 19, but was reformed by Marvin, Welch and Bennett. (1961), Wonderful Land (1962), and Foot Tapper (1963), among many others. The Shadows were known for their instrumental songs, mainly Apache (1960), F.B.I. After a threat of legal action by representatives of the American band of the same name, the Drifters became The Shadows in 1959. The Drifters had their first rehearsal with Richard at the Webb family home (Cliff's parents) in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Marvin met Richard for the first time at a nearby Soho tailor's shop, where Richard was having a fitting for a pink stage jacket. ![]() Marvin agreed to join the Drifters, as Cliff Richard's group was then known, provided there was a place for Welch. ![]() Foster was looking for a guitarist for Cliff Richard's UK tour and was considering Tony Sheridan. Sixteen-year-old Marvin and his Rutherford Grammar School friend, Bruce Welch, met Johnny Foster, Cliff Richard's manager, at The 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London. He moved to London in April 1958 after persuading his parents to let him do so in pursuit of a career in the music business. ![]()
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