Brian Bennett
Musician
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

9 February 1940

Brian Bennett

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Brian Laurence Bennett OBE, (born 9 February 1940, in Palmers Green, North London, England) is a drummer, pianist, composer, arranger and record producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group, The Shadows.

Educated at Hazlewood School, Palmers Green, London and Winchmore Hill School. He finished school at the age of sixteen to play drums in a Ramsgate skiffle group performing for holiday makers. After returning to London he became the in-house drummer at The 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho and was a regular on Jack Good's TV show Oh Boy!

Style over time

Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album

  1. 1969
  2. 1974
  3. 1975
  4. 1978
  5. 1982

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The ShadowsThe Shadowsdrums (drum set), original
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The Playboysdrums (drum set)
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The Wildcatsdrums (drum set)
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Brian Bennett Bandeponymous, original
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