Hank Brian Marvin is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows, the backing band for Cliff Richard. He also played lead guitar on Roger Daltrey’s third solo album, One of the Boys. In 1988, Marvin collaborated with French keyboardist and composer Jean Michel Jarre.
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Hank Brian Marvin (born 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for Cliff Richard. He also played lead guitar on Roger Daltrey’s third solo album, One of the Boys, on the tracks Parade and Leon. In 1988, Marvin collaborated with French keyboardist and composer Jean Michel Jarre on the track \”London Kid\”, on Jarre’s Revolutions album. Marvin appeared with Leslie Nielsen in an advert for Red Cider, done as a parody of the Police Squad! films. He has also dueted twice with French guitarist Jean-Pierre-Pierre Danel, on 2007 and 2010 albums, both of which were certified certified top ten hits.
Marvin is married to British singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer-director, Julianne Houghton, and has three children. He currently lives in London with his wife, the former niece and daughter, and has a son and daughter-in-law in the U.S. and a daughter in Australia. He was awarded a CBE in 1996 for services to music. He appeared in the film The Godfather: Part II, which was based on his life as a child and the film’s soundtrack, which he co-wrote and directed.
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