caption associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
marvin in 2007 the shadows , cliff richard 1956 -- present hank and the `` shadows custom elite guitar '' marvin signature stratocaster burns `` the marvin '' newcastle upon tyne , england hank marvin non_vocal_instrumentalist 28 october 1941 banjo , guitar , vocals , piano rock gypsy jazz , instrumental rock , rock & roll , hank cropped.jpg hank marvin
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hank marvin

hank brian marvin -lrb- born 28 october 1941 -rrb- , also known as hank b. marvin , is an english multi-instrumentalist , vocalist and song writer .
he is best known as the lead guitarist for the shadows , the group , which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for cliff richard .
marvin uses a clean guitar sound with a vox amplifier , and often uses an echo also known as delay for songs like apache and wonderful land he also developed a distinctive way of using the guitars vibrato giving a `` dreamy feel '' to his playing .
many famous guitarists such as brian may and david gilmour cite marvin as a major influence .
