“Everything just came together – magic!” AN AUDIENCE WITH HANK MARVIN

“Paul McCartney said he was my number one fan, but I think he was lying to impress my family”

HANK Marvin doesn’t have many regrets, but there is one that still niggles. In 1960, The Shadows sparked an electric guitar revolution when they topped the UK charts with Jerry Lordan’s “Apache”. Yet their US label declined to promote the single, reasoning that the band were simply copying American rock’n’roll. Instead, it was Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann who grabbed the glory stateside with his opportunistic cover version, and by the time the British invasion eventually did happen, the Shads were old news.

“We missed out, which was a great shame, but we couldn’t do anything about it,” says Marvin from his home in Perth, Australia. “I’m very happy and feel very privileged that we had the success we had. It was way beyond our expectations, so I’m not crying over anything!” Indeed, it’s not long before that familiar grin returns. Asked how he’s coping with lockdown, he replies