Hank Brian Marvin (born 28 October 1941), also known as Hank B. Marvin, is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the backing band for Cliff Richard. Marvin uses a clean guitar sound with a Vox amplifier and often used significant amounts of reverb and/or delay effect for songs like “Apache” and “Wonderful Land”. He also developed a distinctive way of using the guitar’s vibrato to give a “dreamy feel” to his playing. Many leading British and Canadian rock guitarists cite Marvin as an influence on them.
