- born 1945, Workington
Alan Tarney is an artist, born on 19 November 1945 in Workington. Alan Tarney 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 Tarney
The years of Alan Tarney 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.
Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member
The Shadows in the Dutch Top 40
In the years Alan Tarney 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) 3:26
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1965Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 4 of 1965, 4 weeks in the chart Genie with the Light Brown Lamp 2:43
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1965Dutch Top 40: peak position 34 in week 37 of 1965, 2 weeks in the chart Don't Make My Baby Blue 2:17
All Dutch Top 40 entries of The Shadows
Source: top40.nl
Together with Alan Tarney
In The Shadows, Alan Tarney played with Bruce Welch, John Farrar, Tony Meehan, Cliff Hall, Jet Harris, Mark Griffiths, Hank Marvin and Ian Samwell and others.
Bruce WelchThe Shadows
John FarrarThe Shadows
Tony MeehanThe Shadows
Cliff HallThe Shadows
Jet HarrisThe Shadows
Mark GriffithsThe Shadows
Hank MarvinThe Shadows
Ian SamwellThe Shadows
Bill KingThe Shadows
Alan HawkshawThe Shadows
Brian BennettThe Shadows
John RostillThe Shadows
Brian LockingThe Shadows
Alan JonesThe Shadows
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Alan Tarney born?
Alan Tarney was born on 19 November 1945 in Workington.
Which group does Alan Tarney 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.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did The Shadows have while Alan Tarney was part of it?
Three records made the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina), which reached number 1 in week 28 of 1979. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.
Where can you see and hear Alan Tarney?
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.

