APACHE Song (The Shadows 1960) Naudo cover

“Apache“ is an instrumental written by English composer Jerry Lordan. The original version was by Bert Weedon, but Lordan did not like the version. The British rock group the Shadows recorded “Apache“ in June 1960 and released it the next month. It topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks. In 1961, Danish jazz guitarist Jørgen Ingmann’s cover of “Apache“ (which he recorded in the fall of 1960) went to No. 2 in the US and No. 2 in Canada. A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called “hip-hop’s national anthem“. Although this version was not a hit on release, its long percussion break has been sampled countless times on hip hop and dance tracks since the 1980s.