Sheet music cover for 'Cliff and The Shadows' (Hank Marvin; Jet Harris; Brian Bennett; Sir Cliff Richard; Bruce Welch)
4 of 8 portraits of Bruce Welch
Sheet music cover for 'Cliff and The Shadows' (Hank Marvin; Jet Harris; Brian Bennett; Sir Cliff Richard; Bruce Welch)
published by B. Feldman & Co Ltd, after (Dezider) Dezo Hoffmann, after Terence ('Jet') Harris
halftone reproduction, published 1962
11 1/4 in. x 8 5/8 in. (285 mm x 218 mm) paper size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Reference Collection
NPG D48514
Sittersback to top
- Brian Bennett (1940-), Drummer, pianist, composer and music producer; member of The Shadows. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Terence ('Jet') Harris (1939-2011), Musician; bassist for The Shadows. Sitter in 9 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait. Identify
- Hank Marvin (Brian Rankin) (1941-), Guitarist; member of The Shadows. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Sir Cliff Richard (Harry Webb) (1940-), Singer and actor. Sitter in 31 portraits. Identify
- Bruce Welch (Bruce Cripps) (1941-), Guitarist; member of The Shadows. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- B. Feldman & Co Ltd, Music publisher. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
- Terence ('Jet') Harris (1939-2011), Musician; bassist for The Shadows. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait, Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- (Dezider) Dezo Hoffmann (1912-1986), Photographer, photojournalist and cameraman. Artist or producer associated with 18 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1962back to top
Current affairs
After a series of by-election defeats, the prime minister, Harold MacMillan organises a drastic cabinet reshuffle, dismissing one third of his cabinet. Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe's wry comment summed up the desperate action: 'greater love hath no man than this, than to lay down his friends for his life.'Britain suffers the 'Big Freeze' with no frost-free nights between 22nd December 1962 and 5th March 1963.
Art and science
The Beatles have their first hit with Love Me Do and release their first album Please Please Me.The new Coventry Cathedral is consecrated and creates a showcase for British artistic talent with the first performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, a wall hanging by Graham Sutherland, stained glass by John Piper, and sculptures by Jacob Epstein and Elizabeth Frink.
International
The world comes to the brink of nuclear war with the Cuban Missile Crisis. In response to the USA's nuclear advantage, the USSR sent missiles to Cuba. The crisis lasted for 12 days before a deal was finally stuck between Khrushchev and Kennedy in which the Cuban missile bases were dismantled in return for the secret removal of US missiles from Turkey.Comments back to top
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