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Bruce Welch is an artist, born on 2 November 1941 in Bognor Regis. Bruce Welch 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 Bruce Welch

The years of Bruce Welch 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 Bruce Welch 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.

  1. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 28 of 1979, 12 weeks in the chart The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina)
    The Shadows
    3:26
  2. 1965Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 4 of 1965, 4 weeks in the chart Genie with the Light Brown Lamp
    The Shadows
    2:43
  3. 1965Dutch Top 40: peak position 34 in week 37 of 1965, 2 weeks in the chart Don't Make My Baby Blue
    The Shadows
    2:17

All Dutch Top 40 entries of The Shadows

Source: top40.nl

Awards and honours

Bruce Welch received one award or honour.

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Together with Bruce Welch

In The Shadows, Bruce Welch played with John Farrar, Alan Tarney, Tony Meehan, Cliff Hall, Jet Harris, Mark Griffiths, Hank Marvin and Ian Samwell and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Bruce Welch born?

Bruce Welch was born on 2 November 1941 in Bognor Regis.

Which group does Bruce Welch 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 Bruce Welch 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.

Which awards has Bruce Welch won?

Bruce Welch received one award or honour: Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Where can you find Bruce Welch online?

Through Wikipedia and the official website. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Bruce Welch?

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.