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Jet Harris

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One of the more intriguing footnotes to pre-Beatles rock in Britain, Jet Harris first made his mark as the bassist for the Shadows. As they were megastar Cliff Richard's backing group and the most popular instrumental rock band in Britain, it was a shock when Harris left the group to become a solo act. But with frequent assistance from Shadows drummer Tony Meehan, Harris scored a half-dozen hits in a year and a half. (Meehan himself rates as an interesting footnote to rock history, having turned down the chance to record the Beatles in early 1962 when he was a producer for Decca Records.) Harris' biggest hit, the brooding "Diamonds" (including, it's been said, session guitar work by a very young Jimmy Page), vied for the number one spot with the Beatles' own "Please Please Me" in the U.K. in early 1963. There could have been few better symbols for the changing of the guard in British rock & roll. Harris' recordings typified British rock such as it was in the early '60s: sullen, restrained, disciplined instrumentals (often based on popular themes). Harris' singles were relatively unusual in that they made prominent use of the bass as a lead instrument, and the best of them — "Diamonds," "The Man With the Golden Arm," and "Man From Nowhere" — had a menacing, shuddering bass reminiscent of the best James Bond soundtracks. More frequently, however, his instrumentals sounded like a tame Duane Eddy or worse, with cornball adaptations of Western movie riffs. Harris had a couple more big hits after the Beatles broke, but the revolution the group ignited — as well as a severe automobile accident, along with emotional problems in the wake of his early success — brought his career to a skidding halt in early 1964. Unbelievably, he turned up in the first lineup of the Jeff Beck Group in February 1967, but never recorded with Beck, who revamped his outfit after a few weeks of rehearsal.

Title: The Shadow's Hits

Artist: Jet Harris

Genre: Rock

Title: Jehovah - Single

Artist: Jet Harris

Genre: Gospel

Title: Diamonds Are Trumps

Artist: Jet Harris

Genre: Rock, Pop

Title: Wilkins/Harris

Artist: Jet Harris, Wilkins

Genre: Jazz

Title: Salam Alaikum - Single

Artist: Jet Harris

Genre: Pop

Title: Human - Single

Artist: Jet Harris

Genre: Pop

Title: Salam

Artist: Jet Harris

Genre: Pop

Title: Bed Bugs

Artist: Jet Harris

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative

Title: Stereotype Me

Artist: Jet Harris, Long

Genre: Electronica

Collections

Title: 60's - Classic Hits

Genre: Rock

Title: Planet Rock & Roll

Genre: Rock

Title: Boro Songs

Genre: Pop

Title: Its Theme Time

Genre: Pop

Title: The UK's No. 1's

Genre: Pop

Featuring albums

Title: Schlechtes Vorbild

Artist: Sido

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap

Title: Maske X

Artist: Sido

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap

Title: Fuffies im Club

Artist: Sido

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap

Title: Mein Block

Artist: Sido

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap

Title: Aggro Berlin

Artist: Sido

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Maske

Artist: Sido

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap

Title: Feature King

Artist: Motrip

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap

Title: Features

Artist: Sido

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap

Title: Blue Sky

Artist: Lou Berry

Genre: Pop

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