John Rostill Discography Discogs

John Rostill Discography Discogs Explore music from john rostill. shop for vinyl, cds, and more from john rostill on discogs. Columbia. john henry rostill (16 june 1942 – 26 november 1973) was an english musician, bassist and composer, recruited by the shadows to replace brian locking. [1] he wrote many of the tunes by the shadows including "the rise and fall of flingel bunt" in 1964. he wrote or co wrote three songs which were massive hits in the united states.

John Henry Rostill Funny Old World 1971 Vinyl Discogs The shadows. british (mainly) instrumental pop rock band, renamed in october 1959 from the drifters (2), originally also the backing band for cliff richard, fronted by best known member guitarist hank marvin. original bassist jet harris left in april 1962; he was replaced by brian locking. The shadows had met john rostill on tour with other bands and had been impressed by his playing, so they invited him to join. this final and longest lasting line up was the most innovative as they tried different guitars and developed a wider range of styles and higher musicianship. John rostill. john rostill was a bassist and songwriter who became a star as a member of the shadows in the mid '60s. indeed, he was the longest serving and last bassist to be a full fledged member of the group. rostill…. read full biography. The shadows discography. the solo discography of british rock group the shadows consists of 21 studio albums, five live albums, 25 eps and 67 singles. they are known for having been the backing group for cliff richard in the 1950s and 1960s; however, they were also extremely successful without richard, and had several number one hits, notably.