Shadows – Apache 1964

Shadows – Apache 1964
Released 1960

The Shadows are an English instrumental and vocal rock and roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s

“Apache” is an instrumental written by Jerry Lordan. It has been recorded by many artists, but the first released version was recorded by British group The Shadows in June 1960 and released the following month. The song topped the UK singles chart for five weeks. In March 2005, Q magazine placed “Apache” at number 96 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

In North America, The Shadows’ original version is unknown, and the song is identified with Jørgen Ingmann, a jazz guitarist from Denmark. In 1961, Ingmann produced a cover version that, billed to “Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar,” made number two on the US pop chart, and number one on Canada’s CHUM Chart.

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24 Responses to “Shadows – Apache 1964”

  1. A bit fast, need to …
    A bit fast, need to slow your deck down a bit

  2. all britain band r …
    all britain band r The best………

    Long live britain

  3. Resembles the theme …
    Resembles the theme from “Good Bad Ugly” very much

  4. super good old …
    super good old track!schönes ,altes Stück!!

  5. So when did Hank …
    So when did Hank leave his Fender at home and pick up a Burns or did Burns do a Burns Marvin at the time.Long time ago but we were all brought up on this.Shads without Fenders ?????

  6. theincredibleiannune on December 29th, 2009 at 12:29 am

    That’s not what I …
    That’s not what I mean. This is what they had before distorded guitars that rocked and for Metal It RULES just not in 1964

  7. No metal sucks this …
    No metal sucks this rocks

  8. It’s funny in the …
    It’s funny in the first few measures you can hear some of the audience is clapping on the “off beat” but most are clapping on beat. Then after a bit everyone is clapping on beat.

  9. I meant that in …
    I meant that in England it’s quite common for audiences to clap on the “on beat” (beats 1&3 in 4/4 time) rather than the “off-beat” that Americans and others do. Elton John once said he made a bit of fun of this in his song “Bennie and the Jets” for example where the sound effects of audience claps are “on the beat” because that’s what his English audiences always did.

  10. what did you though …
    what did you though that “beat generation” meant? xD

  11. whats that meant 2 …
    whats that meant 2 mean?

  12. theincredibleiannune on December 29th, 2009 at 12:29 am

    This was metal at …
    This was metal at this time only clearer sounding

  13. English audience …
    English audience clapping “on-the-beat” so typical…haha

  14. jump on it sir mix …
    jump on it sir mix a lot

  15. Yes, I recall this …
    Yes, I recall this as an Ingmann tune. His version and the Shadows’ version are very close.

  16. iam a hevy metal …
    iam a hevy metal guy but this video put me in other level i like it!!! too much rock to me

  17. :-)
    :-)

  18. Jorgen covered …
    Jorgen covered apache and had a hit in the states with it

  19. Scooter was the …
    Scooter was the artist

  20. this brought back …
    this brought back lots of memories for my husband who grew up in England when The Shadows were so popular.

  21. what was the rap …
    what was the rap record that sampled this wkd tune.

  22. StoneColdChillin on December 29th, 2009 at 12:29 am

    Yes I agree. True …
    Yes I agree. True genius is timeless …..

  23. The Shadows were …
    The Shadows were also known for backing Cliff Richard, the “English Elvis”
    during the sixties !
    They were very popular in Europe at this time and sure deserved it!

  24. I also bought the …
    I also bought the Venture’s Telstar album around 1964 but I thought Jorgen Ingmann did Apache first. He had the only top 40 hit version of the song. It made it to number 2 in 1961.

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