{"id":1225,"date":"2026-09-13T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogapart.be\/shads\/?page_id=1225"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:00:46","slug":"tony-mehan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogapart.be\/shads\/tony-mehan\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Meehan"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Tony Meehan<\/h1>\n

Informations principales<\/h2>\n

\n Nom complet :<\/strong> Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan
\n Nom de sc\u00e8ne :<\/strong> Tony Meehan
\n Date de naissance :<\/strong> 2 mars 1943
\n Lieu de naissance :<\/strong> Hampstead, Londres, Angleterre
\n Date de d\u00e9c\u00e8s :<\/strong> 28 novembre 2005
\n Lieu de d\u00e9c\u00e8s :<\/strong> Londres, Angleterre
\n Instrument principal :<\/strong> batterie
\n R\u00f4le dans The Shadows :<\/strong> premier batteur du groupe\n <\/p>\n

Ses d\u00e9buts<\/h2>\n

\n Tony Meehan commence \u00e0 s\u2019int\u00e9resser \u00e0 la musique d\u00e8s son adolescence.
\n Il devient rapidement un batteur appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 dans les studios et sur sc\u00e8ne.\n <\/p>\n

\n Il rejoint le groupe qui accompagne Cliff Richard, alors connu sous le nom
\n de The Drifters<\/strong>. Le groupe deviendra ensuite
\n The Shadows<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n

Avec The Shadows<\/h2>\n

\n Tony Meehan participe aux d\u00e9buts historiques de The Shadows.
\n Sa batterie apporte une base rythmique solide au son instrumental du groupe.\n <\/p>\n

\n Il joue notamment sur plusieurs grands succ\u00e8s, parmi lesquels :\n <\/p>\n

    \n
  • Apache<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Wonderful Land<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • The Young Ones<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Kon-Tiki<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \n Son jeu pr\u00e9cis et \u00e9nergique contribue fortement au style des premiers
    \n enregistrements du groupe.\n <\/p>\n

    D\u00e9part de The Shadows<\/h2>\n

    \n Tony Meehan quitte The Shadows au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1960.
    \n Il poursuit ensuite ses activit\u00e9s musicales dans les studios
    \n et dans diff\u00e9rents projets.\n <\/p>\n

    \n Apr\u00e8s son d\u00e9part, il forme un duo avec l\u2019ancien bassiste des Shadows,
    \n Jet Harris<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n

    Duo avec Jet Harris<\/h2>\n

    \n Le duo Jet Harris & Tony Meehan<\/strong> conna\u00eet plusieurs
    \n succ\u00e8s au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1960.\n <\/p>\n

      \n
    • Diamonds<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Scarlett O\u2019Hara<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Applejack<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \n Le titre Diamonds<\/strong> rencontre un grand succ\u00e8s au Royaume-Uni
      \n et atteint la premi\u00e8re place des classements britanniques en 1963.\n <\/p>\n

      Travail en studio et production<\/h2>\n

      \n Tony Meehan travaille \u00e9galement comme musicien de studio,
      \n arrangeur et producteur.\n <\/p>\n

      \n Son exp\u00e9rience de batteur lui permet de participer \u00e0 de nombreux
      \n enregistrements et de collaborer avec diff\u00e9rents artistes.\n <\/p>\n

      Fin de vie<\/h2>\n

      \n Tony Meehan meurt le 28 novembre 2005<\/strong>, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 62 ans.\n <\/p>\n

      \n Il reste une figure importante des d\u00e9buts de The Shadows
      \n et de l\u2019histoire du rock instrumental britannique.\n <\/p>\n

      \u00c0 retenir<\/h2>\n

      \n Tony Meehan fut le premier batteur de The Shadows.
      \n Avec son jeu pr\u00e9cis et dynamique, il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 la cr\u00e9ation
      \n du son caract\u00e9ristique des d\u00e9buts du groupe.\n <\/p>\n

      \n Son association avec Jet Harris a \u00e9galement donn\u00e9 naissance
      \n \u00e0 plusieurs grands succ\u00e8s du d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1960.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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