Jet Harris

Jet Harris
Harris in 1962
Harris in 1962
Background information
Birth nameTerence Harris
Born(1939-07-06)6 July 1939
Kingsbury, North London, England
Died18 March 2011(2011-03-18) (aged 71)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
GenresRock music
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Bass guitar (4 & 6 string bass), guitar
Years active1952–2011
Formerly of
Websitejetharris.biz

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]

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