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John Henry Rostill (* 16. Juni 1942 in Birmingham, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 26. November 1973 in Radlett) war ein britischer Musiker.
Rostill verließ die Gruppe „The Interns“, um 1963 die nach Brian Locking frei werdende Stelle als Shadows-Bassist zu besetzen. Nach der Auflösung der Shadows 1969 wurde John Rostill Mitglied bei der Tom Jones Band und ging mit ihnen nach Amerika. Nach seiner Rückkehr aus den USA arbeitete er mit den sich wieder vereinten Shadows und schrieb Songs zusammen mit Bruce Welch u.a. für Olivia Newton-John.
Am 26. November 1973 fand Bruce Welch John Rostill leblos in dessen Studio in Radlett auf; John hatte seine Bassgitarre noch fest umklammert, er wurde durch einen Stromschlag getötet."
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John Rostill (16 juni 1942 - 26 november 1973) was een Britse basgitarist. Hij begeleidde sterren als The Everly Brothers, Tommy Roe, Gerry and the Pacemakers en Frank Ifield, vooraleer hij Brian "Licorice" Locking als basgitarist verving bij The Shadows.
Voor zijn tragische dood in 1973 (Bruce Welch, slaggitarist van The Shadows vond hem geëlektrocuteerd in zijn opname-studio) toerde hij met o.a. Tom Jones door de Verenigde Staten."
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John Rostill (born John Henry Rostill, 16 June 1942, Kings Norton, Birmingham, England – died 26 November 1973) was a bass guitarist and composer, recruited by The Shadows to replace Brian Locking.
He worked with several artists before joining The Shadows, including The Interns and a stint in the backing group of Zoot Money.
Stylistically, John Rostill had an approach somewhere between his two predecessors, combining the solidity of Brian Locking, and the adventurousness of Jet Harris. Many of his basslines were heavily syncopated and he developed a range of new bass guitar sounds during his time with the group, a longer period than Harris and Locking put together. To many players, John was ahead of his time in that he was the first to try playing bass as a harmony line to the lead and included double stopping in his technique. He needed the clarity of tone produced by the combination of a the Burns bass and his Vox amp to stop this technique from sounding 'muddy'.
After The Shadows break up at the end of the 1960s, Rostill toured with Tom Jones. Although he was not involved in the Marvin, Welch & Farrar project (he was with Tom Jones at the time - 1970-72), he would have been a part of subsequent Shadows projects had he not died in 1973, when he was electrocuted in his home recording studio.
Rostill was a prolific songwriter, contributing to the Shadows' output from the start (both as a solo composer and as part of the mid-sixties "Marvin/Welch/Bennett/Rostill" team), and later going on to write for other artists such as Olivia Newton-John.
As a Shadow, Rostill played a prototype Burns "Shadows" bass guitar which differed from the production model that followed. A replica of his bass has been produced by Burns London in late 2006.
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John Rostill (born John Henry Rostill, 16 June 1942, Kings Norton, Birmingham, England – died 26 November 1973) was a bass guitarist and composer, recruited by The Shadows to replace Brian Locking.
He worked with several artists before joining The Shadows, including The Interns and a stint in the backing group of Zoot Money.
Stylistically, John Rostill had an approach somewhere between his two predecessors, combining the solidity of Brian Locking, and the adventurousness of Jet Harris. Many of his basslines were heavily syncopated and he developed a range of new bass guitar sounds during his time with the group, a longer period than Harris and Locking put together. To many players, John was ahead of his time in that he was the first to try playing bass as a harmony line to the lead and included double stopping in his technique. He needed the clarity of tone produced by the combination of a the Burns bass and his Vox amp to stop this technique from sounding 'muddy'.
After The Shadows break up at the end of the 1960s, Rostill toured with Tom Jones. Although he was not involved in the Marvin, Welch & Farrar project (he was with Tom Jones at the time - 1970-72), he would have been a part of subsequent Shadows projects had he not died in 1973, when he was electrocuted in his home recording studio.
Rostill was a prolific songwriter, contributing to the Shadows' output from the start (both as a solo composer and as part of the mid-sixties "Marvin/Welch/Bennett/Rostill" team), and later going on to write for other artists such as Olivia Newton-John.
As a Shadow, Rostill played a prototype Burns "Shadows" bass guitar which differed from the production model that followed. A replica of his bass has been produced by Burns London in late 2006."
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John Rostill (s. 1942) oli brittiläinen muusikko. Hän liittyi The Shadowsiin vuonna 1963 Brian Lockingin tilalle. John Rostill on soittanut myös Tom Jonesin kanssa. John Rostill kuoli vuonna 1973."
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John Henry Rostill (* 16. Juni 1942 in Birmingham, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 26. November 1973 in Radlett) war ein britischer Musiker."
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John Rostill (16 juni 1942 - 26 november 1973) was een Britse basgitarist. Hij begeleidde sterren als The Everly Brothers, Tommy Roe, Gerry and the Pacemakers en Frank Ifield, vooraleer hij Brian "Licorice" Locking als basgitarist verving bij The Shadows."
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John Rostill (born John Henry Rostill, 16 June 1942, Kings Norton, Birmingham, England – died 26 November 1973) was a bass guitarist and composer, recruited by The Shadows to replace Brian Locking.
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John Rostill (s. 1942) oli brittiläinen muusikko. Hän liittyi The Shadowsiin vuonna 1963 Brian Lockingin tilalle. John Rostill on soittanut myös Tom Jonesin kanssa. John Rostill kuoli vuonna 1973."
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