- born 1937, Leeds
- died 2021
Alan Hawkshaw is an artist, born on 27 March 1937 in Leeds and died on 16 October 2021. Alan Hawkshaw is known as a member of The Shadows. With the group, three records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Photo: Discogs.
Timeline of Alan Hawkshaw
The years of Alan Hawkshaw with The Shadows. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.
The Shadows1960197019801990200020102020Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member
The Shadows in the Dutch Top 40
In the years Alan Hawkshaw was part of it, The Shadows had three records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.
week 28, 197918weeks in the chart
with 3 records1965first entry
week 3, 19651979latest entry
week 35, 19792years with an entry
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1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 28 of 1979, 12 weeks in the chart The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina)
The Shadows3:26 -
1965Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 4 of 1965, 4 weeks in the chart Genie with the Light Brown Lamp
The Shadows2:43 -
The Shadows2:17
All Dutch Top 40 entries of The Shadows
Source: top40.nl
Together with Alan Hawkshaw
In The Shadows, Alan Hawkshaw played with Bruce Welch, John Farrar, Alan Tarney, Tony Meehan, Cliff Hall, Jet Harris, Mark Griffiths and Hank Marvin and others.
Bruce WelchThe Shadows
John FarrarThe Shadows
Alan TarneyThe Shadows
Tony MeehanThe Shadows
Cliff HallThe Shadows
Jet HarrisThe Shadows
Mark GriffithsThe Shadows
Hank MarvinThe Shadows
Ian SamwellThe Shadows
Bill KingThe Shadows
Brian BennettThe Shadows
John RostillThe Shadows
Brian LockingThe Shadows
Alan JonesThe Shadows
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Alan Hawkshaw born?
Alan Hawkshaw was born on 27 March 1937 in Leeds. Alan Hawkshaw died on 16 October 2021.
Which group does Alan Hawkshaw belong to?
To The Shadows. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.
What was the biggest Dutch Top 40 hit of The Shadows while Alan Hawkshaw was part of it?
The best-charting record is The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina), which reached number 1 in week 28 of 1979. In total three records made the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. In order of peak position: The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina) (number 1, 1979), Genie with the Light Brown Lamp (number 18, 1965) and Don't Make My Baby Blue (number 34, 1965). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of The Shadows (the button below the list).
Where can you find Alan Hawkshaw online?
Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, X, Deezer and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.
Where can you see and hear Alan Hawkshaw?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.
