Irene's GJ Adventures 564: Meet Hank Marvin

[@donaldcox6702]

I met Hank 10 years ago when he played in Norwich. He was so nice to our disabled such a nice man will remember that for the rest of my life. I believe in the Lord like I do and i love his music. God Bless

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Donald Cox yes he is a very genuine and nice person :)

[@josephromano7303]

you can just tell this guy is a genuinely nice man who believes in his faith and loves his music!

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

so true

[@fusion-music]

I remember selling loads of the Shadows Golden Greats. It was my Mum in the 60's that got me hooked on the Shadows sound along with Cliff. Hank is very true to life in your interview, very much how I have found him several times. Hank is the artist I have seen the most in my wide taste in music and I love his Gypsy Jazz work and his tutor Robin Nolan. Many Thanks.

[@EdVanMeyer]

Hank is largely to blame for the 150 guitars I have owned, but his style has given me over 40 years of playing enjoyment. One of the true greats!

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Ed Van Meyer hahaha :)

[@11calman]

Yep, Hank Marvin, just as good here in 2021 & when I met him in 1968, then got an invite from him to his rehearsals on a tour of New Zealand a couple of years ago. A real nice guy

[@geffers57]

So interesting to listen to him talk, a happy and contented man, glad for all the years I have know his music and his personality.

[@mrdreammakermarkcunningham5903]

Fantastic , love Hank telling stories of his amazing past 🎸🎸🎸

[@manenaibaceta6448]

Me gustaría saber que conversa yo solo se hablar español.

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Entiendo…. Pero es demasiado trabajo traducir todo en diferentes lenguages…..

[@shaunotoole1]

The best Hank Marvin interview I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Wow thank you! I am very honored! ❤️

[@Alan-ss3xp]

Me too! I am a Jehovah’s Witness and enjoyed the way Hank witnessed about his faith.

[@georgesheffield1580]

One of the finest guitar players that most people don't know ,who influenced rock guitar immensely.

[@sweetierajoo472]

What a great interview with a great human being Well done Hank may you long grace us with your music Especially The Shadows music

[@davidestebanaburtobarria8390]

I very like the Hank Marvin´s music, especially, the Shadows´s music, the guitar sound of Hank very special, the sound of Sonambulismo, Apache, Theme for young, mystery, and Don´t cry for me Argentina. Shadows´s music has been with me for many years

[@farmbrough]

Thank you for a very different interview. It was nice hearing Hank talk a little about his faith and about his musical development.

[@mikehadley6048]

Good to see a host of interesting items about Hank, the Shadows and Cliff on KZbin. They have always been there in my life and so nice that they are still making music and entertaining us. I hope there will be a big revival in playing and appreciating their music on radio and tv and maybe a future Glastonbury booking? Keep on playing and thanks for the pleasure they have given. Mike Hadley

[@misukyake6115]

Mi respeto y admiración por éste talentoso caballero ! Saludos desde la blanca Mérida Yucatán México.

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Gracias y saludos a tí!

[@0909mw]

Nice to hear familiar words😎...Give him a pat on shoulder from me👍should you see him again

[@alanwann9318]

A good interview by a British guitar pioneer,.we were inspired to play guitar by hank.

[@danielkok7313]

The shadows thank you ....

[@multitrackman8118]

It's great to see that Hank is the genuine, bright individual I've always thought him to be. He's the one chap in the world I would like to take to dinner. Thank you for this interview. Bob Rowe. Multitrackman on KZbin. God blessx

[@marksharp1092]

Thank you Hank I just got a listen to you a year ago do you enjoy playing that guitar and what you do on stage you like you’re in a new world where if you people have that you could go and hang and thank you very much

[@Blacktulipphotos]

My Son In Law has met George Benson a few times. On musical and spiritual level. Always have wanted to meet up again Hank. We are all in Australia. Could we meet up in Melbourne in our Kingdom Hall anytime soon??? We love you❣

[@Platon7161]

Thank you very much for this open chat with a master of guitar and a marvelous person.

[@paigeroth402]

Thank you for doing this interview with such an intriguing subject. Playing beautiful music has helped him age well.

[@stevenicholas]

Fantastic open chat with Hank. Thanks very much Irene and thanks to Hank for giving his time.

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Thank you Steve, I am always so glad when people actually like what I make :) Please share :)

[@stevenicholas]

@@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures Done Irene . . .

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Steve Nicholas thank you steve! I really appreciate it!

[@fenderstratocaster3974]

Hank, he is my Hero.

[@SHADOWMANIACS]

A great moment with The Man Himself !! Interesting interview even if I met him, Bruce, Jet a coulple of times. Just looking forward to see him on stage at Django's festival in Samois ... very close to my home. Brisbane is so far away ....

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Will hje be on stage at the festival?? That would be awesome!

[@SHADOWMANIACS]

Not so sure ... I would be for my best pleasure !!

[@SHADOWMANIACS]

I don't know yet. I just hope so !!

[@vk2umg]

Awesome interview I think you could sit down and talk all day so much to learn

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

I am so glad you like it!

[@kerapp8027]

Ms Authoress: Many thanks for this video. It feels so realistic, like Hank is in the room with me. I have been a fan of the Shadows since a small boy.When in youth tried to copy most of the Shadows songs and still love them all. Thank you exceedingly for this clip. God bless you.

[@papprajoosachanarayana2834]

Well spoken Hank

[@factorylad5071]

Hank must have had to take austerity as a way of life. I find it a very heart warming story how cliff bought his first fender. I would just as soon as have asked why he hasn't ever mentioned eddy cochran and gene Vincent as influences but on the understanding he had neither TV nor record player or even a decent radio to write home about he literally had nothing and might not have known they even existed. When he appears to suggest good piano players are made from studying grades rankles me. When I took grades in school I didn't achieve good grades but a teacher kindly took the time to tell me how to count triplets and gave me a simple ish piece to learn so when it came to the end of year gala I managed to get a good reception. So to keep one's self occupied in front of a keyboard all one needs is learn to play a few flattened ninths in the right with a cautiius amount of rolling and crushing a steady rhythm in the left and you can improvise and interact and be in harmony with your natural environement at the same time learning the intro to Riders On The Storm I think you would need to be locked in a room for hours alone to be able to do that.

[@BernardGlorian]

Great interview, many details , great thanks , Irene !! very nice conversation with Hank ...

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Bernard Glorian thank you!

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Thank you bernard!

[@johntait491]

A good, interesting interview. Thank you.

[@TheShadows50]

Saludos para Hank desde Rancagua, CHILE. Investigo a The Shadows desde 1983. Gracias.

[@rcpinsa]

I recall standing out side dressing room of Wakefield theatre Club and was chatting to Hank, big thrill for me, he asked what I though of Don't Cry For Me Argentina as they had just started to ut it into the act, I said you need to record it and it will be a hit, he disagreed saying no too many done it we might out it on a album, I said yes many have done it but as a vocal your version is so different, result top 5 hit for them, I am sure that my chat wasn't the influence but I like to think it was.

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Great story! And I am sure it was your chat that did it!

[@rcpinsa]

Thank you and really enjoyed your interview with him. @@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures

[@Malcolm701]

The guitar solo in Living Doll was really great... and they didn't rate it... Hank has always been a closet 'jazz' player, although obviously not in the league of Django.

[@1950thor]

Nice! I loved!

[@Framusic]

I Love watching good ol' Hank just taking it easy, having some gipsy jazz jam fun there somewhere. It's good he kinda backed away from the big audience. The old music i still have on many records and it will stay here and i will always enjoy it. It helped me through some of the most difficult and depressed parts of my life. Thankful for Hank, Bruce, Tony, Jet, Brian, John and of course Cliff as well. I think they took everything out of their lives for the music. But look around now; I'm 35 but people way younger than me still fancy to play Hank or sing Cliff and so on. As I'm not the most skilled guitar player, well... I play Shadows melody's along playing rhythm guitar. So i rather tend to kind of identify with Bruce. Though Bruce is amazingly skilled as well.

[@kernowarty]

Cliff is not the only one with a picture in the attic.

[@davidestebanaburtobarria8390]

Hanks Marvin eres lo más grande en la música instrumental con ese sonido de excelencia que lograste sacar a tu guitarra junto con tus compañeros de los Shadows. El sonido de la guitarra y los temas clásicos como Apache, Sonambulismo, Encuéntrame en la Calle Dorada y otros nos marcaron en nuestras vidas. Te escribo desde la ciudad de Temuco, 600 kilómetros al Sur de la capital Santiago, Chile. Saludos

[@scottwheeler6946]

Proper legend

[@kingdommelodies]

Leuk interview met mijn geestelijke broer, bedankt voor de upload. Voor toekomstige interviews adviseer ik een paar microfoons dicht bij jezelf en de geïnterviewde te zetten . . . het klinkt nu wat ver weg (ok, Australië is ook ver weg natuurlijk). Groetjes van een mede muzikant uit Den Bosch

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Dank je, ja, microfoon inmiddels aangeschaft inderdaad :)

[@The170460]

He's Jehovah witness ?

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Eddie Vincent yes

[@D800Lover]

Eddie Vincent - Surprised? Since the 70's I believe. I know quite a few in the music business and the audio industry that is, and they are all music lovers. For example, George Benson is one.

[@Framusic]

@@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures yes, i knew as well.... but mentioning that to some musician folks over here mostly gives me a response; "oh, well, not interested anymore then".... A big shame. Don't think he should be judged for what he believes in. I just appreciate Hank as a marvelous musician and well, a good guy. For example i would rate Cat Stevens about the same, even now he's called Yusuf Islam. I don't care about religion. I only care about if a person believes in the Good and what might be helpful to them personally and MAYBE to others.

[@geoffdavis4730]

So what? Your point is?

[@Framusic]

A Katie Melua guitar?? Does that exist?? I Love Katie Melua.... Did he really say that... hmm hmm he's got great taste if you ask me.

[@albertforest]

dommage que ce ne soit pas traduit en Français .......

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

Albert FOREST oui, c’est vrais. Peut etre quand j’ai le temps... une fois... c’est beaucoup de travail, et mon francais n’ets pas 100%.

[@albertforest]

@@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures c'est gentil de m'avoir répondu ,de ne pas connaitre l'Anglais est un handicape pour moi , car jouant la musique des shadows ,j'aime bien savoir ce qui se dit ...merci

[@geofflee6295]

Is that Ian Date playing along side Hank?

[@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures]

yes!

[@geofflee6295]

@@IrenesGypsyJazzAdventures I used to see him with the Conways in the 80s, and I know his brother Nigel.

[@MySpace662]

He is a spitting image of Buddy Holly

[@27011946645]

Should have gone to Specsavers!

[@Awios1]

The most nectlect praeching is bornagain . Thats why there are millions of atheists and socalled believers without the Holy Spirit dwell in you .Rom 8:9

[@ALFASW156]

What is wrong with what Hank is saying? This interview was not about his faith, it was about him as musician mostly. He would said it differently if he had 30 minutes about his faith, but the meaning would be the same.

[@Awios1]

I love and respect Hank. His my model guitarist. BUT i would love him to become a BORNAGAIN christian . pLAESE READ rOM 8:9-17 AND SEA THAT YOU MUST HAVE THE SPIRIT OF God DWELL IN YOU TO BELONG TO God. aND TO RAISE YOUR BODY FROM THE DEATH. pLEASE mR hANK b mARVIN. i PRAY THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE A NEW EVERLASTING LIFE. Imediately after repentance and not a idea of hope that God might exept you because of your deads. BUT BECAUSE of the deads of Jesus on the cross. Hank greatings for you. i Stil love your music

[@farmbrough]

It probably doesn't matter. The JWs think they are right just as the 'born again' people do. He's living a good life and (thank God!) still playing and recording music.