Rock Musician. A native of Birmingham, England, he was a member of the musical group, 'The Shadows,' which was a backing group for Cliff Richards. The group which included the likes of Bruce Bennett, John Farrar, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Cliff Hall, Alan Jones, Brian Locking, Tony Meehan, Alan Tarney, and Bruce Welch, began working with Cliff Richard in 1960. They ventured out on there own the same year, but continued to work with Cliff Richard on and off until they stopped in 1968. Originally dubbed 'The Drifters,' they later changed there name when they started backing Richard. Known as England's answer the 'The Ventures,' the group had there first hit in 1960 with, 'Apaches,' and then others followed including, 'Man Of Mystery,' in 1960, and 'Kon-Tiki,' in 1961. In 1962 both Harris and Marvin left the group to pursue other interests, but the group continued on and released several other chart hits including, 'Wonderful Land,' in 1963, and 'Foot Tapper,' also in 1963. The group continued for awhile longer but once the British invasion hit they were pretty much done. The group continued on until 1968 when Welch quit, and even after Rostill's untimely death in 1973. In 1990, after several reunions and breakups the group quit for good. On November 26, 1973, while playing guitar in a studio he was accidently electrocuted to death. The group's othe recordings include, 'Genie With The Light Brown Lamp,' 'Ryythm And Greens,' 'Rumble,' 'The Bandit,' 'Cosy,' 'Zambesi,' 'Dakota,' 'Fandango,' and '1861.'
Rock Musician. A native of Birmingham, England, he was a member of the musical group, 'The Shadows,' which was a backing group for Cliff Richards. The group which included the likes of Bruce Bennett, John Farrar, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Cliff Hall, Alan Jones, Brian Locking, Tony Meehan, Alan Tarney, and Bruce Welch, began working with Cliff Richard in 1960. They ventured out on there own the same year, but continued to work with Cliff Richard on and off until they stopped in 1968. Originally dubbed 'The Drifters,' they later changed there name when they started backing Richard. Known as England's answer the 'The Ventures,' the group had there first hit in 1960 with, 'Apaches,' and then others followed including, 'Man Of Mystery,' in 1960, and 'Kon-Tiki,' in 1961. In 1962 both Harris and Marvin left the group to pursue other interests, but the group continued on and released several other chart hits including, 'Wonderful Land,' in 1963, and 'Foot Tapper,' also in 1963. The group continued for awhile longer but once the British invasion hit they were pretty much done. The group continued on until 1968 when Welch quit, and even after Rostill's untimely death in 1973. In 1990, after several reunions and breakups the group quit for good. On November 26, 1973, while playing guitar in a studio he was accidently electrocuted to death. The group's othe recordings include, 'Genie With The Light Brown Lamp,' 'Ryythm And Greens,' 'Rumble,' 'The Bandit,' 'Cosy,' 'Zambesi,' 'Dakota,' 'Fandango,' and '1861.'
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