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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 · ‘Who was Jet Harris?’, most of you will ask. Well, the quick answer is that he was the bass player in The Shadows, backing British rock and roll perennial Cliff Richard in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before easing into an equally successful solo career. In 1963, his annus mirabilis, he was earning an extraordinary £2,000 a week.
Mar 19, 2011 · Terence (Jet) Harris, musician: born London 6 July 1939; MBE 2010; married (four sons); died Bembridge, Isle of Wight 18 March 2011. More about Cliff Richard Larry Page Pop The Rock
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Jet Harris. The Shadows, meanwhile, had issued a run of 13 consecutive top 10 UK hits from 1960 through 1963. The Shadows had met John Rostill on tour with other bands and had been impressed by his playing, so they invited him to join.
Mar 18, 2011 · 18 March 2011. Harris is reputed to be one of the first musicians in the UK to play the bass guitar. Jet Harris, the original bass player with The Shadows, has died of cancer aged 71. The ...
Jet was a small, balding, spaced out, and tipsy man who struggled on bass through most of their act. His lead guitarist did all the Shadows and Ventures leads. The highlight of the show was when Jet Harris eventually ended the set by playing "Diamonds" & "Rhythm and Greens" -- on a terribly out-of-tune Stratocaster.
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Mar 18, 2023 · A founder member of The Shadows, and a solo star for a short period in the 60s – until it all went wrong – Jet Harris was the inspiration for an entire generation of British bass players, including McCartney, John Paul Jones and Lemmy. “Jet Harris was very innovative for his time, given the band he was in,” said Lemmy.
