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On this day, 14 April 1961, rock/pop music icons Cliff Richard and the Shadows played Cardiff’s Gaumont Theatre.
Also on the bill were, The Brook Brothers,The Nevitt Brothers,Patti Brooks,The Wiseguys,The Sonnnettes with compere being comedian Norman Vaughan.
The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters) , who dominated the British popular music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, in the pre-Beatles era. They served as the backing band for Cliff Richard from 1958 to 1968, and have joined him for several reunion tours.
The core members from 1958 to present are guitarists Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch and drummer Brian Bennett (who has been with the group since 1961) with various bassists and occasionally keyboardists through the years. Along with the Fender guitar, another cornerstone of the Shadows sound was the Vox amplifier.
The band had just had a hit with F.B.I, which reached No 6 in the UK Singles Chart, quickly following it up with The Frightened City on 28 April 1961.
