Into The Shadows performing at a concert in Pelsall, near Walsall: From left John Haden, Mike Steed, Colin Evans and Rob Fellows "I started playing the drums when I was 14, by beating Apache on the ...

Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan, drummer: born London 2 March 1943; married (five sons, two daughters); died London 28 November 2005. The early Sixties was a golden age for instrumental records, with ...

The original drummer and a founding member of British rock group The Shadows has died aged 62. Tony Meehan, who played drums on all the early hits by the group, which also backed pop star Cliff ...

London - The original drummer and a founding member of British rock group The Shadows has died aged 62. Tony Meehan, who played drums on all the early hits by the group which also backed pop star ...

Nowadays, very few instrumental records are successful, but during the late Fifties and early Sixties there was a large following for instrumental groups. At first, they tended to feature saxophones ...