| LC control no. | nr 91021544 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Welch, Bruce, 1941- |
| Variant(s) | Cripps, Bruce, 1941- Welch, Bruce (Composer) |
| See also | Corporate body: Marvin, Welch & Farrar (Musical group) |
| Associated country | England |
| Birth date | 1941-11-02 |
| Place of birth | Bognor Regis (England) |
| Field of activity | Guitar--Performance Popular music--Writing and publishing Music trade Singing |
| Affiliation | Shadows (Musical group : England) Drifters (Musical group : England) |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarists Composers Sound recording executives and producers Singers Businesspeople |
| Found in | His Rock 'n' roll, 1989: t.p. (Bruce Welch) p. 8 (b. in Bognor Regis, Eng., 11-2-1941; rock singer & record producer) Wikipedia, viewed Oct.7, 2024: Bruce Welch (Bruce Welch OBE (born 2 November 1941 as Bruce Cripps) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a founding member of the Shadows. Bruce Welch was born in Bognor Regis in 1941. His parents (Stan Cripps and Grace Welch) moved him to 15 Broadwood View, Chester-le-Street, County Durham shortly after. Welch's mother died when he was aged six, and he grew up with his Aunt Sadie. Upon moving to London, Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin briefly operated as the Geordie Boys before enlisting in an outfit called the Drifters. In September 1958, Welch and Marvin joined the Drifters, later to become the Shadows. He was appointed OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 Birthday Honours list for services to music. Welch lives in Richmond, Surrey.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Welch> I could easily fall, 1964 (Bruce Welch [composer]) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 2012077169 |
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