Brian Locking

Brian "Licorice" Locking (22 December 1938 – 8 October 2020) was an English musician and songwriter. He is best known for being the bass player for The Shadows for sixteen months between 1962 and 1963. He was also in groups that served as the backing band for Vince Taylor, Adam Faith, Tommy Steele and Marty Wilde, and also worked as a session player with numerous artists including rock stars Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and Joe Brown, as well as Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee.

Brian "Licorice" Locking (22 December 1938 – 8 October 2020) was an English musician and songwriter. He is best known for being the bass player for The Shadows for sixteen months between 1962 and 1963. He was also in groups that served as the backing band for Vince Taylor, Adam Faith, Tommy Steele and Marty Wilde, and also worked as a session player with numerous artists including rock stars Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and Joe Brown, as well as Conway Twitty and Brenda Lee. ==Early life== Locking was born on 22 December 1938 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. He was birthed at home at 29 Mount Drive, and was delivered by his Aunt. His family moved to Grantham, Lincolnshire just over a year later. After leaving school, he worked as a fireman for British Rail. ==Personal life and death== Locking moved to Wales and worked in retail and as a window cleaner. He sang in the local Denbigh and District Male Voice Choir. Brian Locking suffered from Bell's palsy, and he was registered blind. He died in a hospice in North Wales on 8 October 2020 aged 81, after having been diagnosed with a tumour on the bladder. In 2022, Locking's sister published a book about his experience in The Shadows. ==References== ==External links==

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