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Bruce Welch‌

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Bruce Welch

Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England, UK

Bruce Welch

Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1941-11-02

Popularity

star1.9

Biography

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 was born in Bognor Regis in 1941. His parents (Stan Cripps and Grace Welch) moved him to 15 Broadwood View, Chester-le-Street, County Durham shortly after. Welch's mother died when he was aged six, and he grew up with his Aunt Sadie. After learning to play the guitar, he formed a Tyneside skiffle band called the Railroaders when he was fourteen. His Rutherford Grammar School friend Brian Rankin (later to be known as Hank Marvin) joined the group, and they travelled to London in 1958 for the final of a talent competition. Although they did not win, they joined with members of other entrant bands and formed the Five Chesternuts with Pete Chester (born 1942), son of comedian Charlie Chester, on drums. Upon moving to London, Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin briefly operated as the Geordie Boys before enlisting in an outfit called the Drifters. In September 1958, Welch and Marvin joined the Drifters, later to become the Shadows, as Cliff Richard's backing band. As well as success with the Shadows, Welch acted as producer for (among others) Richard and songwriter for his ex-fiancée, Olivia Newton-John. He also released a solo single, "Please Mr. Please", which was not commercially successful, though the song has been covered by several recording artists (most notably Newton-John, who would take it into the top 10 of the US pop and country charts in 1975). Welch wrote several number 1 hit singles for Richard and for the Shadows. Among tunes or songs written or co-written by Welch are the Shadows' hits "Foot Tapper", "Theme for Young Lovers", and "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt", Marvin Welch & Farrar's "Faithful" and "My Home Town", and Cliff Richard hits "Please Don't Tease", "In the Country", "Summer Holiday", "I Love You" and "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)". He was the musical consultant for the West End musical Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story. After the Shadows disbanded in 1990, with Marvin deciding to tour with his own band, Welch's plans for his own tours did not fully materialise until 1998, when he formed Bruce Welch's Shadows (originally called 'Bruce Welch's Moonlight Shadows' – a name that was dropped after 1998). The group featured former Shadows bassist Alan Jones and keyboardist Cliff Hall, with Bob Watkins on drums. Phil Kelly and Barry Gibson (owner of Burns Guitars) shared lead guitar duties until Gibson's departure in 2000. Daniel Martin replaced Phil Kelly for the 2012 Shadowmania. In 1998, he produced Shadowmania, a one-day show comprising various Shadows tribute bands, with his own band topping the bill. Due to the event's success he presented it annually until 2012, missing only 2004 and 2009 due to tours with the reformed Shadows. At Shadowmania 2011 he included a 'Tribute to Jet Harris', his former band member who had died from cancer in March of that year. At Shadowmania 2012, Phil Kelly could not appear because of illness and was replaced by session guitarist-songwriter Daniel Martin, and Justin Daish, leader of The Shadowers (Jet Harris' final backing band). ... Source: Article "Bruce Welch" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

The Shadows - The Final Tour

The Shadows - The Final Tour‌
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calendar 2004

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers‌
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calendar 1966

The Shadows - Live in Liverpool

The Shadows - Live in Liverpool‌
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calendar 2005

Wonderful Life

Wonderful Life‌
star5.4
calendar 1964

Daymaker

Daymaker‌
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calendar 2022

The Shadows: Live

The Shadows: Live‌
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calendar 2000

Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom

Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom‌
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calendar 2011

Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion

Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion‌
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calendar 2009

The Young Ones

The Young Ones‌
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calendar 1961

Rhythm & Greens

Rhythm & Greens‌
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calendar 1964

Europigeon

Europigeon‌
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calendar 1998

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia

Rock 'n' Roll Britannia‌
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calendar 2013

Tv Credits

Cilla

Cilla‌
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calendar 1968

The Marti Caine Show

The Marti Caine Show‌
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calendar 1979

Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out

Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out‌
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calendar 1988

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
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calendar 1975

Système 2

Système 2‌
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calendar 1975