"Apache" is an instrumental written by Jerry Lordan. It has been recorded b… Read Full Bio ↴"Apache" is an instrumental written by Jerry Lordan. It has been recorded by many artists, but the first released version was recorded by British group The Shadows in June 1960 and released the following month. The song topped the UK singles chart for five weeks. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Apache" at number 96 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
The recording was done at the EMI Abbey Road Studio in London. Singer-guitarist Joe Brown had bought an Italian-built guitar echo chamber that he did not like and gave it to Hank Marvin, who developed a distinctive sound using it and the tremolo arm of his Fender Stratocaster. Bruce Welch borrowed an acoustic Gibson J200 guitar from Cliff Richard, the heavy melodic bass was by Jet Harris, percussion was by Tony Meehan and Cliff Richard, who played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music.
Hank Marvin later told Uncut magazine that the track's use of echo was important. "First of all I came up with the drum introduction, and then CLANG DA-DA-DAAYI-YA, DA-DA-DA-DA-DAH, And I wanted to get some echo on the guitar that gave it a character. It's a multi-tapped echo-it's not too long, but you could hear the multi-taps coming through, and it gives a richness to the guitar sound, and a strange, haunting quality, behind the notes. I wasn't afraid of giving it a lot of echo, because I thought it was such a good and different sound it didn't matter. I was making a statement with this echo. I didn't want to be too discreet with it, because it needed to be almost in your face. You can hear the whammy bar shaking the guitar and getting vibrato, too."
The track was used in film soundtracks, including Baby Love (1968) and Scandal (1988), as well as in adverts, such as one in 2012 that featured dozens of Hank Marvin lookalikes.
The recording was done at the EMI Abbey Road Studio in London. Singer-guitarist Joe Brown had bought an Italian-built guitar echo chamber that he did not like and gave it to Hank Marvin, who developed a distinctive sound using it and the tremolo arm of his Fender Stratocaster. Bruce Welch borrowed an acoustic Gibson J200 guitar from Cliff Richard, the heavy melodic bass was by Jet Harris, percussion was by Tony Meehan and Cliff Richard, who played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music.
Hank Marvin later told Uncut magazine that the track's use of echo was important. "First of all I came up with the drum introduction, and then CLANG DA-DA-DAAYI-YA, DA-DA-DA-DA-DAH, And I wanted to get some echo on the guitar that gave it a character. It's a multi-tapped echo-it's not too long, but you could hear the multi-taps coming through, and it gives a richness to the guitar sound, and a strange, haunting quality, behind the notes. I wasn't afraid of giving it a lot of echo, because I thought it was such a good and different sound it didn't matter. I was making a statement with this echo. I didn't want to be too discreet with it, because it needed to be almost in your face. You can hear the whammy bar shaking the guitar and getting vibrato, too."
The track was used in film soundtracks, including Baby Love (1968) and Scandal (1988), as well as in adverts, such as one in 2012 that featured dozens of Hank Marvin lookalikes.
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@jackiemaree1194
My dad's favorite band. He died a year ago. Still see him pretend to play the guitar. Miss him terribly much. He was the best dad ever 😭
@michielstomphorst4688
My dad played it every holiday trip in the car, and i hated it. He died and I play this song in his honor. May our fathers rest in peace and smiling from above
@ByTruth888
So sorry for your loss. Chilling with my dad now and he's doing the air guitar thing
@johnnyc2546
@@ByTruth888 Enjoy and savour the great times with your dad. I miss mine very much.
@brianayoungman9126
im sure he was i lost mine in 80 today is the first time I heard apache from the ventures though I'm learning it on guitar
@al-jo
🧡❤❤
@davehawksworth8277
My father in law's funeral was today. He chose this song himself but didn't tell any of us and made his "exit" to it today .......a truly poignant moment!
@nigelbiddell7939
Don't worry god loves real men and your father rode to heaven in style
@CO-oz1fk
Great choice
@MonitoSmith
Woooooo amigo... ! condolencias y abrazo del alma desde aqui............................♥