Brian Bennett

Sound

Brian Bennett

Born

1940-02-09 (86)

Place of birth

Palmers Green, North London, England, UK

Known for

Sound

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15 titles

Brian Laurence Bennett, OBE (born 9 February 1940) is an English drummer, pianist, composer and producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group the Shadows. He is the father of musician and Shadows band member Warren Bennett. Bennett was born in Palmers Green, North London, England. Educated at Hazlewood Lane School, Palmers Green, London and Winchmore Council School, he finished school at the age of sixteen to play drums in a Ramsgate skiffle group performing for holiday makers. After returning to London he became the in-house drummer at The 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho and was a regular performer on Jack Good's TV show Oh Boy! He then became a member o…

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Film credits

2000s · 5 titles

The Shadows - The Final Tour poster
7.3

The Shadows long and influential career has spanned 6 decades, with hit singles or albums in every one of them. Hank Marvin's guitar playing has been an inspiration to hordes of guitarists down the years, including the likes of Brian May, Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend. Over a decade since their last tour, Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett

The Shadows - The Final Tour

2004

Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion poster
9.7

The Shadows are Britain's most successful (instrumental and vocal) group with at least 69 UK hit singles, 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and The Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. In fact they are the 3rd most successful all-time UK's charted hit-singles act, behind Cliff Richard (2nd) and Elvis Presley (1st) according to Guinness Books'. With over 2 hours of live performance from their 2009 show in London featuring hits such as Move It, Dance On and Living Doll, along with over 30 minutes of behind the scenes footage and interviews; this is a must have DVD for all Cliff and The Shadows fans.

Cliff and the Shadows: The Final Reunion

2009

Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Final Reunion poster
7.5

Performed live in front of 15,000 fans at London's 02 Arena, Cliff and The Shadows' 50th anniversary show The Final Reunion recreates the spectacular magic of some of their biggest hits, chart-toppers and unforgettable favourites, including Living Doll, Move It and Apache. Sitt back and enjoy the music that changed the face of British Rock 'N' Roll Forever! An On The Box production.

Cliff Richard and The Shadows - The Final Reunion

2009

The Shadows: Live poster
NR

The kings of twang perform live at the Birmingham NEC in 1986, stepping out of Cliff Richard's shadow to showcase their own back catalogue of hits, including 'Apache' and 'Cavatina'.

The Shadows: Live

2000

The Shadows - Live in Liverpool poster
8.0

The legendary Shadows perform live in Liverpool featuring all of their classic hits such as Apache, Wonderful Land, Dance On and FBI. All remastered and presented in 5.1 DTS Surround Sound, this DVD will have you doing “The Shadows Walk” in no time. Also features a Jukebox and Audio-Only function.

The Shadows - Live in Liverpool

2005

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