Jet Harris

Jet Harris was the bass guitarist with The Shadows until April 1962

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Terence 'Jet' Harris was born on 6th July 1939 in Kingsbury, London, England. Although he learned to play clarinet as a child, he made his own tea chest bass during the skiffle boom of the 1950s and later graduated to a double bass. Harris was the first person in Britain to own an electric bass guitar, originally playing a Framus bass imported from America.

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He left the Shadows due to disagreements arising on tour (according to "The Story Of The Shadows", written by the group with Mike Read). He released solo instrumental and vocal work with some success, but returned to top the UK Singles Charts with Tony Meehan with "Diamonds". A car crash and personal problems meant that this success did not last long, but Jet still plays occasionally, with backing bands The Diamonds or as a guest with The Rapiers, and teamed up with Tony Meehan for support performances in Cliff Richard's 1988 The Event concerts.

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Jet Harris: Jet Harris was the bass guitarist with The Shadows until April 1962...

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The Shadows: The Shadows were a British instrumental rock 'n' roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s....

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