Brian Locking

Article summary

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.

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1. date of birth: 1938-12-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2020-10-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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