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Living Doll 2000 Digital Remaster by Cliff Richard And The Drifters

Cliff Richard And The Drifters

Artist Biography For Cliff Richard And The Drifters

Formed Initially As A Backing Band For Cliff Richard They Took The Name The Drifters Until Finding Out That There Was Already A Thriving American Band With That Name. The Original Members Were Founder Ken Pavey Born 1932 Terry Smart On Drums Born 1942 Norman Mitham On Guitar Born 1941 Ian Samwell On Guitar And Harry Webb Before He Became Cliff On Guitar And Vocals. The Original Drifters Had No Bass Player. Samwell Wrote The Group's First Hit Record "Move It" Which Is Often Mistakenly Attributed To "Cliff Richard And The Shadows". None Of The Original Drifters Were Still In The Group At The Time They Officially Became The Shadows. The Name Was Changed To Cliff Richard And The Shadows Shortly After First Manager Johnny Foster Discovered The Group And They Were Quickly Signed Up For An Appearance On Jack Good's Oh Boy! Television Series. Producer Norrie Paramor Of EMI Signed Cliff And Asked Johnny Foster To Recruit A Better Guitarist So Foster Went Back To Soho's 2i's Coffee Bar Then Famed For The Strength Of Musical Talent Performing There Particularly In Skiffle Groups In Search Of Guitarist Tony Sheridan. Sheridan Was Not There But Foster's Attention Was Caught By Another Musician Who Was Tall Good Looking Played Guitar Well And Even Had Buddy Holly Style Glasses. Guitarist And Singer Hank Marvin Was Playing In A Skiffle Band With His Friend Bruce Welch. The Pair Had Travelled From Newcastle To London To Become Musicians And Were At The Time Surviving On Very Little Money. Foster Offered Hank The Job And He Accepted On Condition That His Friend Bruce Would Also Be Allowed To Join. New Manager Franklin Boyd Could See That The Pair Worked Well Together And They Were Employed As Lead And Rhythm Guitarists Respectively. Ian Samwell Was Moved To Bass Until He Was Replaced By The Most Brothers's Bass Guitarist Jet Harris. Drummer Terry Smart Left Shortly After This And Was Replaced At Harris's Suggestion By Tony Meehan. The Drifters' Fully Professional Lineup Was Now Complete And They Became The Shadows In Early 1959. Johnny Foster Continued For A Time As Cliff's Personal Manager And Samwell Wrote Several Additional Songs For The Drifters And The Shadows Before Moving On To Write And Produce For Other Artists. Tony Meehan Later Recalled That Cliff Backed By Hank Bruce Jet And Himself Had All Played Together A Year Beforehand At Least Once At The 2is Coffee Bar In Soho London.