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One point that seems to be totally neglected is that Hank Marvin influenced one Ritchie Blackmore. There is a video with him playing in The Outlaws, an instrumental called Law and Order. It's a total Shadows clone, especially "the sheer melodic aspect". It's when Blackmore started to combine this melodicity with classical influences (before starting Mark I he recorded Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King) and distortion a la Hendrix that he developed his own style. The famous solo on Highway Star is one of the best examples. It's very possible to hum it, which is impossible with say Clapton and Page.

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