Drummers - Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett (born 9 February 1940, in Palmers Green,
North London, England) is a drummer, pianist, composer, arranger and
record producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the
UK rock and roll group, The Shadows.
Biography
Educated at Hazlewood School, Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill School,
he left at the age of sixteen to play drums in a skiffle group for
holiday makers in Ramsgate. After returning to London and playing in
several groups, he became a member of Marty Wilde's Wilde Cats in 1959.
After a successful period with the Wilde Cats, during which he appeared
on their instrumental record without Wilde (recorded as the Krew Kats),
"Trambone", he backed Tommy Steele for some of his London stage
performances, and in October 1961 he joined The Shadows as the
replacement for Tony Meehan.
He stayed with the group for all their subsequent line-ups, and as of
May 2005 was taking part in an European tour. As well as his work with
the Shadows he is also a prolific composer, particularly of soundtrack
music for films and television programmes, including The Ruth Rendell
Mysteries and Pulaski. He also appeared in Cliff Richard's backing band
and plays piano and occasionally vibraphone.
He is also an orchestral conductor, having learned how to arrange and
conduct music for orchestras from a correspondence course. His son
Warren Bennett formerly played keyboards for the band Glass Ties, and is
also a composer and producer.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Bennett
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