I've always been fascinated by the very early years of The Drfters/Shadows, and a while ago I found an interesting web site that gives some detailed info on the line up of the early incarnations of the band: https://infogalactic.com/info/Cliff_Ric ... 29_-_1950s
Up 'till now, I've taken the info at face value, but today I was given a link to KCPMusic (http://kcpmusic.co.uk/, a web site run by Ken Pavey himself. I found the site interesting for 2 reasons:
Firstly; Ken Pavey is much older than I thought - I'd always assumed he was another school friend of Cliffs, or at least of that age group;
Secondly; according to Ken himself, he joined The Drifters during their tenure at Butlins, and left prior to the 1958 tour as they wouldn't allow his new fiance to accompany them. In this case, he couldn't have been with the band on some of the dates referred to in my first link.
Presumably, it was his departure before the tour that led to Johnny Foster seeking out a new guitarist - I'd always assumed that Hank was bought in to replace Norman Mitham, and often wondered where Ken fitted into the picture. Presumably then, Ken joined after Move It was recorded, played with them at Butlins, did a couple of Oh Boy! TV shows, then left. Just think, if his soon to be wife had been allowed on the tour, he could have ended up as lead guitarist with The Shadows. How different things would have been. I doubt that they would have been as successful with an older lead guitarist.
Any thoughts from the resident experts here? Is my summary of the timeline right?
Cheers,
Cliff