"Apache" was written by British composer Jerry Lordan and recorded in 1960 by The Shadows. It spent 5 weeks at #1 in the UK in 1960. The international hit was recorded in November 1960 by Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann. It peaked at #2 in the US (behind The Marcels’ "Blue Moon"), #1 in Canada, and #9 on the R&B chart.
Didn’t Hank Marvin play with the Shadows! Love this song!!!!!
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Yes he did. In fact, I think they were called “Hank Marvin & The Shadows” at one time.
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Yep, I found Hank Marvin is the lead guitarist for The Shadows and many references to Hank Marvin and The Shadows touring in 2020.
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Did you notice if they were coming to the US on tour?
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I hadn’t realised that there were several versions of this, thought it was just Hank Marvin’s.
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Up until about 30 years ago I hadn’t heard of Hank Marvin or The Shadows. Seems weird.
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I remember the Shadows version but not not this one by Jorgen.
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It was the exact opposite for me. I didn’t hear The Shadows’ version until a couple of years ago. (YouTube is a tremendous service, isn’t it?)
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It’s absolutely brilliant 💜
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