Jet Harris | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Terence Harris |
Born | Kingsbury, North London, England | 6 July 1939
Died | 18 March 2011 Winchester, Hampshire, England | (aged 71)
Genres | Rock music |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar (4 & 6 string bass), guitar |
Years active | 1952–2011 |
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Website | jetharris |
Terence "Jet" Harris MBE (6 July 1939 – 18 March 2011) was an English rock and roll musician. He was an original member of Cliff Richard's backing band the Shadows, serving as the bass guitarist from the group's inception until April 1962, after which he had success as a soloist and as a duo with that band's drummer Tony Meehan.[1]