Brian Locking

Brian "Licorice" Locking (born 22 December 1938, in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England) was the bass guitarist with The Shadows between 1962-1963. He began playing double bass in several bands, notably with the Lincolnshire based rocker Vince Eager (born Roy Taylor, 4 June 1940, in Lincoln). He switched to bass guitar, later joining The Wildcats, a backing group for the rock and roll singer Marty Wilde. A fellow Wildcat was the drummer and future Shadow, Brian Bennett. Locking also played several other instruments, including clarinet (nicknamed the "licorice stick"), which earned Locking the nickname "Licorice". When Marty Wilde parted company from The Wildcats, they changed their name to the Krew Kats and recorded instrumentals with...