Hank Marvin

Hank Brian Marvin , also known as Hank B. Marvin, is an English multiinstrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for Cliff Richard. Marvin uses a clean guitar sound with a Vox amplifier and often uses an echo, also known as delay, for songs like Apache and Wonderful Land. He also developed a distinctive way of using the guitars vibrato to give a dreamy feel to his playing. Many leading British and Canadian rock guitarists cite Marvin as an influence on them.

Hank Marvin was born Brian Robson Rankin in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As a child, he played banjo and piano. After hearing Buddy Holly, he decided to learn the guitar.

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