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Also known as
  
Licorice Locking

Role
  
Bass guitarist

Years active
  
1956–present

Genres
  
Rock and roll, Rockabilly

Name
  
Brian Locking


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Born
  
December 22, 1938 (age 85) (
1938-12-22
)

Origin
  
Bedworth, WarwickshireEngland, United Kingdom

Instruments
  
Associated acts
  
Albums
  
The Shadows Greatest, 32 Minutes and 17 Seconds, Cliff's Hit Album, Summer Holiday, When in Spain

Similar People
  
Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, Jet Harris, John Rostill, Tony Meehan

Occupation(s)
  
MusicianSongwriter

Music group
  
The Shadows (1962 – 1963)

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Brian "Licorice" Locking (born 22 December 1938 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England) was the bass guitarist with The Shadows between 1962 and 1963.

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Career

He began playing double bass in several bands, notably with the Lincolnshire based rocker Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor, 4 June 1940, in Lincoln). He switched to bass guitar, later joining The Wildcats, a backing group for the rock and roll singer Marty Wilde. A fellow Wildcat was the drummer and future Shadow, Brian Bennett.

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Locking also played several other instruments, including harmonica which he has always featured and clarinet (nicknamed the "licorice stick"), which earned Locking the nickname "Licorice". When Marty Wilde parted company from The Wildcats, they changed their name to "the Krew Kats" and recorded instrumentals with modest success. Bennett then left to join the Shadows.

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In April 1962, at Bennett's suggestion, Licorice Locking was himself invited to join The Shadows to replace the departing Jet Harris. Stylistically, Locking had a solid "less is more" approach, which was the obverse of Harris's adventurous hard-driving style. The Shadows' sound changed as a result. Locking played on some of their best known tracks, including "Dance On", "Foot Tapper" and "Atlantis". He also played the harmonica in live shows and on his signature album track, "Dakota". He appeared in the Cliff Richard film, Summer Holiday.

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After being in the Shadows for only eighteen months, Locking left to pursue his activities with the Jehovah's Witnesses. He remained on the music scene at a more compatible pace and was invited to play double bass on Donovan's first recording session. He briefly played with the Shadows again five years later while his successor John Rostill was in hospital. In more recent times Locking has been a regular guest playing at Shadows fan clubs across the UK and abroad. He is often also invited to perform with various Shadows-style bands.

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He reprised his role in the Wildcats at Marty Wilde's 50th Anniversary Concert, where he also appeared on stage with all the surviving Shadows members.

Early career groups (pre-Shadows/Drifters)

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  • 1958 – Vince Taylor & the Playboys
  • Vince Taylor (v) + Jim Sullivan (g) + Tony Sheridan (g) + Brian Locking (b) + Brian Bennett (d)
  • 1958 – Janice Peters & the Playboys
  • Janice Peters (v) + Jim Sullivan (g) + Tony Sheridan (g) + Brian Locking (b) + Brian Bennett (d)
  • 1959 – Marty Wilde's Wildcats
  • Jim Sullivan (g) + Tony Belcher (g) + Brian Locking (b) + Brian Bennett (d)
  • 1961 – The Krew Kats
  • Jim Sullivan( g) + Tony Belcher (g) + Brian Locking (b) + Brian Bennett (d)

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    References

    Brian Locking Wikipedia


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