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Terence "Jet" Harris MBE (6 July 1939 – 18 March 2011) was an English rock and roll musician. He was an original member of Cliff Richard 's backing band the Shadows , serving as the bass guitarist from the group's inception until April 1962, after which he had success as a soloist and as a duo with that band's drummer Tony Meehan .
Jul 2, 2015 · Alone most of the time with a new baby, she turned to the virginal Cliff for comfort and it blossomed into a full blown affair. When his strict parents found out, they insisted he end the relationship immediately lest the public find out he was romancing a married woman. A bit of a career-ender that in 1960.
Mar 19, 2011 · Harris backed the rock'n'roll novelty singers, Wee Willie Harris and Larry Page ("the teenage rave"), and he would gravitate to the Two I's coffee bar in Old Compton Street looking for work.
- Spencer Leigh
With his mean and moody look, Jet Harris was the James Dean of British rock ‘n’ roll. But he was much more than a pretty face. In the late 1950s and early 60s, Jet’s bass work provided the solid backbone to a string of Cliff Richard hits during the three years before Cliff became a sugar-coated family entertainer.
Aug 25, 2020 · An irrefutable icon of the instrument, the late, great Terence “Jet” Harris MBE was the founding bassist for British rock pioneers and influencers The Shadows. That collective also served as Cliff Richard’s backing ensemble for scores of hits with the legendary pop singer and under their own name. A melodic pocket player and one of the ...
L to R: Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Tony Meehan, posed, group shot, backstage, c.1960/1961 The Shadows (L-R): Jet Harris with Britain's first Fender Precision, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Tony Meehan, c.1960/1961 (Image credit: Paul Naylor/Getty) At The Cavern in Liverpool, Harris fell off the stage during a performance of Shadoogie.
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The definitive Documentary. Directed by Mark Windows. A teenage Terence “Jet” Harris played double bass in the jazz clubs and coffee bars of the late 1950’s. He was the first musician in the UK to play the electric bass guitar. While working and playing at the Two I’s coffee bar in Soho, Cliff Richard invited Jet to join his group, The ...
