The Hunters (instrumental band)
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The Hunters was a British
instrumental
, band from the early 1960s.
The first major hit was Sweet Dreams" which reached No.29 in May 1960. The follow-up and most famous track "Teen Scene", their new Fontana release appeared during the same year and more recently found new success when featured as a track on the 2009 movie An Education
. The band released a total of 5 Singles and 2 Albums on Columbia Records between 1960 and 1964.
The band also appeared behind Cliff Richard as The Shadows, when the latter were involved in a car accident indcluding an appearances on the prestigious Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV show. Guitarist Brian Parker and his ex-Parker Royal cohort David Meikle went on as co-founders of the band Unit 4 + 2
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United Kingdom
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Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
, band from the early 1960s.
The first major hit was Sweet Dreams" which reached No.29 in May 1960. The follow-up and most famous track "Teen Scene", their new Fontana release appeared during the same year and more recently found new success when featured as a track on the 2009 movie An Education
An Education
An Education is a 2009 British coming-of-age drama film, based on an autobiographical article in Granta by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, and stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David,...
. The band released a total of 5 Singles and 2 Albums on Columbia Records between 1960 and 1964.
The band also appeared behind Cliff Richard as The Shadows, when the latter were involved in a car accident indcluding an appearances on the prestigious Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV show. Guitarist Brian Parker and his ex-Parker Royal cohort David Meikle went on as co-founders of the band Unit 4 + 2
Unit 4 + 2
Unit 4 + 2 were a British pop band, who had a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 with the song "Concrete and Clay". The track topped the UK chart for one week.-Early days:...
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Band members
- David John 'Dave' Sampson – Lead vocals (9 January 1941, Uttoxter, Staffordshire–present)
- Norman Sheffield – drums, percussion (1941–present)
- Henry Stacey – rhythm guitar (1941?–present)
- Brian William Parker – lead guitar (1940–2000)
- David Ian 'Buster' Meikle – lead vocals (1 March 1942, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire–present)
- John Rogers - bass (1941?–1963)