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The Hollies are an English
England

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 pop
Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
 band from Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
 formed in the early 1960s. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style (which influenced many other groups) they became one of the leading British bands of the era, and they enjoyed considerable popularity in many other countries (including Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
) although they did not achieve major US chart success until the early 1970s. Like The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
 and Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span is a British electric folk band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles Gaudete and All Around My Hat....
, they are also notable as one of the few British pop bands of the Sixties that has never officially broken up and which continues to record and perform to the present.

er Graham Nash told Public Radio International (Bob Edwards show--February 15, 2009) that the group decided just prior to a performance to call themselves the Hollies because of their admiration for Buddy Holly.






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The Hollies are an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 pop
Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
 band from Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
 formed in the early 1960s. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style (which influenced many other groups) they became one of the leading British bands of the era, and they enjoyed considerable popularity in many other countries (including Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
) although they did not achieve major US chart success until the early 1970s. Like The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
 and Steeleye Span
Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span is a British electric folk band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles Gaudete and All Around My Hat....
, they are also notable as one of the few British pop bands of the Sixties that has never officially broken up and which continues to record and perform to the present.

History


Formation

Member Graham Nash told Public Radio International (Bob Edwards show--February 15, 2009) that the group decided just prior to a performance to call themselves the Hollies because of their admiration for Buddy Holly. The original lineup included Allan Clarke as lead vocalist, Graham Nash as guitarist and backup vocalist, Jeremy Levine on rhythm guitar, with Eric Haydock and Don Rathbone rounding out the group on bass and drums. Levine, due to a run-in with the law, was dismissed from the group shortly before they signed to Parlophone
Parlophone

Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 in music by the Carl Lindstr?m Company. The ? trademark is a German L, for Lindstr?m....
 in 1963 as label-mates of The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
. The group released their first album in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 in 1964 as part of the first wave of British Invasion
British Invasion

File:The Beatles in America.JPGThe British Invasion was the term applied by the news media?and subsequently by consumers?to the influx of rock and roll, beat music and pop music performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States, Canada and Australia....
 releases. They are commonly associated with Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
, as some of the original Hollies grew up in the city. Tony Hicks then Bobby Elliot who both played in a Nelson based band, the Dolphins, joined the band in quick succession in 1963. Bernie Calvert who replaced Haydock in 1966 was also a Dolphin member.

1960s

The Hollies had a squeaky-clean image, and were known for their bright vocal harmonies. Their EMI debut single Ain't That Just Like Me,released May 1 1963, hit #25 on the UK singles chart.Their second single, a cover of The Coasters, Searchin' hit number 12. They scored their first British top ten hit in early 1964 with a cover of Maurice Williams and The Zodiac
The Zodiacs

Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs was a singing band , active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Originally The Charms, the band changed its name to The Gladiolas in 1957 and The Excellos in 1958, before finally settling on The Zodiacs in 1959....
's "Stay" which hit #8 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
, it was from the bands Parlophone debut album "Stay With The Hollies
Stay With The Hollies

Stay with the Hollies is the first album by The Hollies. It's essentially an album of covers, "Little Lover" being the lone original composition....
", released Jan. 1 1964, the album went to # 2 on the UK chart.A version of the album would show up in the U.S. as Here I Go Again, on The Hollies then U.S. label Imperial.They followed up with a cover of Doris Troy
Doris Troy

Doris Troy was an United States Rhythm and blues singer, known to her many fan as "Mama Soul."She was born Doris Higginson in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbados Pentecostal Minister ....
's "Just One Look". But as the 1960s moved forward, the cover versions receded; and, songs provided them by such writers as Graham Gouldman
Graham Gouldman

Graham Gouldman is an English people songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc....
 plus---more significantly---written by the group's in-house songwriting trio of Clarke, Hicks, and Nash, began providing the hits.

After The Beatles, The Hollies were the most successful British 'singles' bands of the 1960s, scoring twenty-two UK Top 40 placings between 1964 and 1970. Their hits include "Here I Go Again
Here I Go Again

"Here I Go Again" is a song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners , the song was re-recorded for their eponymous 1987 album Whitesnake ....
" (#4, 1964);the bands first self penned hit "We're Through" (#7 1964); "Look Through Any Window" (#4, 1965, U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 #32); "Yes I Will" (#9, 1965); their only British #1 single, the Clint Ballard, Jr.
Clint Ballard, Jr.

Clint Ballard, Jr. is a United States songwriter. He wrote two Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper hit record. The first was "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders in 1965....
 penned "I'm Alive
I'm Alive (Clint Ballard, Jr. song)

"I'm Alive" is a 1965 number one UK hit single by The Hollies.References...
" (U.S. #103) (1965); three UK #2 hits during 1966 - "Bus Stop
Bus Stop (song)

"Bus Stop" is the title of a song recorded and released as a 7" 45rpm vinyl record single by the British pop band The Hollies. It became a hit in 1966, reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart....
" (U.S. #5) (written by future 10CC
10cc

10cc were an England art rock rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. Initially comprising four musicians ? Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme ? who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the ?10cc? name in 1972....
 member Graham Gouldman
Graham Gouldman

Graham Gouldman is an English people songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc....
);"I Can't Let Go
I Can't Let Go

"I Can't Let Go" is The Hollies first 1966 single. It went to #2 in the UK but only #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The song was co-written by Chip Taylor, who wrote 'Wild Thing' and is actor Jon Voight's brother....
" (U.S. #42); and, such Clarke-Hicks-Nash-written material as "Stop Stop Stop" (U.S. #7); "Carrie Anne
Carrie Anne

"Carrie Anne" is the name of a song that was recorded and released as a 7" 45 rpm single by the British pop band The Hollies. It became a hit in 1967, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart....
" (#3, 1967, U.S. #9, from which actress Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss is a Screen Actors Guild Awards-nominated Canadian actor known for her roles in The Matrix , Memento , and Chocolat ....
 got her name, having been born when the song was on the charts); "On a Carousel" (#4, 1967, U.S. #11); and "Jennifer Eccles
Jennifer Eccles

"Jennifer Eccles" is a 1968 in music single by The Hollies. It was released with the B-side "Open Up Your Eyes" on the Parlophone Records label, Catalogue number R5680....
" (#7, 1968, U.S. #40).

The rhythm section
Rhythm section

A rhythm section is the musicians in a popular music musical band or musical ensemble who establish the rhythmic pulse of a song or musical piece, and who lay down the chordal structure....
 included drummer Bobby Elliot and bass guitarist Eric Haydock
Eric Haydock

Eric Haydock was the original bassist with The Hollies from December 1962 until 1966....
. Bernie Calvert
Bernie Calvert

Bernie Calvert played bass guitar and keyboard instrument with The Hollies from 1966 until 1981....
 replaced Eric Haydock in 1966. Producer Ron Richards
Ron Richards (producer)

Ron Richards is a record producer best known for discovering The Hollies.Richards worked at EMI as an assistant to producer George Martin. Richards discovered and signed The Hollies in 1963 to a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone label....
 criticized Calvert's bass playing in the liner notes to Epic Records' 20 Song Anthology.

Some of their songs had folk rock elements (e.g., Would You Believe?), and psychedelic influences, Evolution
Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
 and Butterfly
Butterfly

A butterfly is an insect of the Order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual Biological life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form....
). "If I Needed Someone
If I Needed Someone

"If I Needed Someone" is a song written by George Harrison. Versions by The Beatles and by The Hollies appeared simultaneously, both being released in the UK on December 3, 1965....
" (No. 20, 1965), was a George Harrison
George Harrison

George Harrison Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer. He achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles, and is listed number 21 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 100 Best Guitarists of All Time"....
 composition, recorded by The Beatles on Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul

Rubber Soul is the sixth U.K. studio album and the eleventh U.S. release by the UK rock music band The Beatles. Released in December 1965, and produced by George Martin, Rubber Soul was recorded in just over four weeks to make the Christmas market....
. "King Midas in Reverse" (No. 18, 1967), a Clarke-Hicks-Nash song, was influenced by prevailing trends in psychedelia, with a strings, brass and flute arrangement.

Their albums during this period are like most British bands albums in that the U.S. releases are generally always altered. The Hollies second album "In The Hollies Style
In The Hollies Style

In The Hollies Style is The Hollies' second LP for Parlophone. Originally available in mono only, it was reissued in true stereo under the title The Vintage Hollies in 1967....
"(1964) did not chart and none of it's tracks were released in the U.S. The Hollies third album simply called "Hollies" hit number 8 in the UK in 1965. Their fourth "Would You Believe
Would You Believe

Would You Believe can refer to:* Would You Believe - An Irish TV series broadcast on RT? One.Music* Would You Believe? , an album by Ray Charles...
" made it to number 16 in 1966. Released in the U.S. as Hear Here and Beat Group, they failed to crack the top 100. Meanwhile a U.S. Imperial "Bus Stop" album made of songs clipped from earlier albums climbed to #75. The bands first U.S. album to enter the top 100.

While all their albums had original compositions,these were usually listed under the pseudonym L.Ransford. The Hollies released their first album consisting entirely of self penned material in October 1966."For Certain because
For Certain Because

For Certain Because is the fifth UK album by The Hollies. This was also the first Hollies album in which all the songs were written by members Allan Clarke , Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks....
"(UK #23 1966)was the bands fifth album and the first to feature only compositions by Clarke Hicks Nash. Released in the U.S. as Stop! Stop! Stop! it reached U.S. # 91 and spawned a U.S. release only single "Pay You Back With Interest" which was a modest hit reaching U.S. #28. Another track "Tell Me To My Face" would be covered a decade later by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg on their "Twin Son's Of Different Mothers" album .

Their next album "Evolution
Evolution

In biology, evolution is change in the heritability trait of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. These changes are caused by a combination of three main processes: variation, reproduction, and selection....
" was released on June 1 1967. It was also their first on their new U.S. label Epic. It reached UK #13 and U.S. #43. The U.S. version included the single "Carrie Anne
Carrie Anne

"Carrie Anne" is the name of a song that was recorded and released as a 7" 45 rpm single by the British pop band The Hollies. It became a hit in 1967, reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart....
".It was psychedelic and the sound experiments continued through their next album "Butterfly
Butterfly

A butterfly is an insect of the Order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual Biological life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form....
" released in the U.S. as Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse. Neither version charted. It would be the last album that featured Graham Nash, till the 1980's. A Parlophone collection of some of the bands earliest singles was released as "The Hollies Greatest" and went to #1 on the UK charts in 1968.An Imperial "Hollies Greatest Hits" was a # 11 hit in the U.S. a year earlier.

Graham Nash's departure
When Nash left in 1968 due to creative differences, in particular over the plan to record a full album of Dylan songs, he joined forces with former Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina , and is most famous for the song "For What It's Worth "....
 guitarist Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills

Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash ....
 and ex-Byrds singer David Crosby
David Crosby

David Van Cortlandt Crosby is an United States guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young which is sometimes augmented with Neil Young, and CPR ....
 to form one of the first supergroups
Supergroup (music)

In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups." Supergroups tend to be short-lived, often lasting only for an album or two....
, Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)

Crosby, Stills & Nash are a folk rock/rock and roll Supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young....
. He was replaced by guitarist-singer Terry Sylvester
Terry Sylvester

Terry Sylvester , was the guitarist/singer with The Escorts , The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies: He replaced Graham Nash who left the band in December 1968....
, formerly of the The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Swinging Blue Jeans

The Swinging Blue Jeans are a four piece 1960s United Kingdom Beat music band , best known for their proto rave-up Chart-topper single , "Hippy Hippy Shake "....
. This lineup had a hit in 1969 with "Sorry, Suzanne", which reached No. 3 in the UK. In time, too, Sylvester proved a capable substitution for Nash as part of the band's songwriting team.

Their first album in the wake of Nash's departure was "Hollies Sing Dylan" which soared to the number 3 position on the UK chart while the U.S. version "Words And Music By Bob Dylan" was ignored. The next album "Hollies Sing Hollies" didn't chart in the UK, but the U.S. version called "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" included the hit single by the same name and reached U.S. # 32.

1970s

The group hit No. 3 again in 1970 with the emotional civil rights themed ballad "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is a popular music ballad, the first-released version of which was recorded by The Hollies in 1969....
", which featured the piano playing of Elton John
Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John Order of the British Empire is an England singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during the 1970s....
. The next single, "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top",also featured Elton John's piano playing and hit #7 in the UK in 1970. The UK hits continued with "Gasoline Alley Bred"(UK #14 1970) and the hard edged rocker"Hey Willy"(UK #22 1971). Band member Allan Clarke briefly left the group in 1971 for a solo career. With the end of their EMI/Parlophone contract they signed with Polydor, and Swedish singer Mikael Rickfors
Mikael Rickfors

Mikael Rickfors was born in Stockholm, Sweden, 4 December 1948. From 1968 he was the lead singer and bass guitar in popular Sweden band Bamboo. The band released two singles before breaking up in 1970....
 sang on the song "The Baby"(UK #26 1972). Meanwhile EMI had taken a track from their album "Distant Light", which had Clarke on lead vocal and lead guitar, the Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival was an United States rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various Studio album....
-inspired song, "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" is a song by the rock and roll group The Hollies. It was released on February 1, 1972, as a single on the Parlophone Records label....
", as a rival single, reaching #2 in the US and #32 in the UK. Clarke rejoined in 1973 and they returned to the UK Top 30 with another swamp rock
Swamp rock

Swamp rock is a distinct form of Roots rock that includes influences from such diverse genres as Zydeco, Cajun music, Swamp blues and Swamp pop....
-style song penned by Clarke, "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee"(UK #24 1973).

In 1974 they had a UK No. 2 hit and US Top Ten success with the love song "The Air That I Breathe
The Air That I Breathe

"The Air That I Breathe" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, initially recorded by Phil Everly of the famed Everly Brothers....
"; it had previously been recorded by Phil Everly on one of his solo albums. It was their last UK hit for over a decade. Subsequent singles like "Son of a Rotten Gambler", "I'm Down
I'm Down

"I'm Down" is a song by the Beatles written by Paul McCartney and first released as the B-side to the single "Help! " in 1965. According to critic Richie Unterberger of Allmusic, "I'm Down" is "one of the most frantic rockers in the entire Beatles catalog." The song was influenced by 1950s rhythm & blues artists—Amazon.com called it a...
", "Boulder to Birmingham
Boulder to Birmingham

A seminal track off the 1975 album Pieces of the Sky by Emmylou Harris. It has served as something of a signature tune for the artist and recounts her feelings of grief in the years following the death of Country-Rock star and mentor Gram Parsons....
", and "Sandy" failed to chart.

1980s-2000s

In 1980 The Hollies returned to the UK charts with the stirring single "Soldier's Song" which was a mild hit in 1980 reaching number 58 in the UK. They also released an album of Buddy Holly covers aptly named Buddy Holly. In 1981 Calvert and Sylvester left. And The Hollies recorded their own contribution, "Holliedaze", which returned them to the UK Top 30. Nash and Haydock briefly rejoined to promote the record on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running United Kingdom UK Singles Chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006....
. They continued to record and tour throughout the mid-1980s, last hitting the US Top 40 with a remake of The Supremes
The Supremes

The Supremes, an American girl group, were one of the signature acts on Motown Records during the 1960s. Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop music, soul music, Broadway theatre show tunes, psychedelic soul and disco....
' "Stop in the Name of Love", which reached #29 in 1983, from the album What Goes Around
What Goes Around

For the Justin Timberlake song w/similar title, see What Goes Around...Comes Around"What Goes Around" is a song recorded by The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr....
. A live album featuring the Clarke-Hicks-Elliott-Nash regrouping, Reunion
Reunion

Reunion may refer to:...
, followed that same year.

After its use in a TV beer commercial (for Miller Lite lager) in the summer of 1988, "He Ain't Heavy" was reissued in the UK and reached #1, thus establishing a new record for the length of time between chart-topping singles for one artist of 23 years. By this time bassist Ray Stiles, formerly a member of 1970s chart-topping glam rock
Glam rock

Glam rock , is a sub-genre of rock music that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was "performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots." The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a camp , theatrical blend of nostalgia references t...
 group Mud
Mud (band)

Mud were an England glam rock musical ensemble, formed in 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet" which was the United Kingdom's best-selling single of 1974....
, had joined the permanent lineup. A reissue early in 1989 of "The Air That I Breathe" only made #60. In 1993 another new single, "The Woman I Love", written by Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw is a British people singer-songwriter, popular during the 1980s....
, reached #42 in the UK.

The Hollies still tour with two original members, Hicks and Elliott. After Clarke's retirement in 1999, he was replaced by Carl Wayne
Carl Wayne

Carl Wayne , real name Colin David Tooley, singer and actor, is best remembered as the lead vocalist of Birmingham rock group The Move during the 1960s....
, former lead singer of The Move
The Move

The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England, and were among the most popular British bands to not find any success in the US....
. Wayne only recorded one song with them, "How Do I Survive", the last (and only new) track on the 2003 Greatest Hits. After his death from cancer in August 2004, he was replaced by Peter Howarth
Peter Howarth

Peter Howarth is the current lead singer of the British band The Hollies, joining in October 2004. He replaced Carl Wayne, who died earlier in the year....
. The Hollies' first new studio album since 1983, Staying Power was released in 2006.

The bridge was taken and retooled from the verse of The Hollies song "The Air That I Breathe" written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood in the 70s to form part of the Radiohead song "Creep". After taking issue, Hammond and Hazelwood now share a small portion of the songwriting credits and royalties.

Line-ups

1981 (Appeared on Top of the Pops in 9/81 to promote "Holliedaze")>

1962 - 1963
  • Allan Clarke
    Allan Clarke (singer)

    Allan Clarke is a retired United Kingdom singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He withdrew from music and public life in 1999....
     - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash
    Graham Nash

    Graham William Nash is a British singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash ....
     - guitar, vocals
  • Jeremy Levine - guitar
  • Eric Haydock
    Eric Haydock

    Eric Haydock was the original bassist with The Hollies from December 1962 until 1966....
     - bass
  • Don Rathbone - drums

1963
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Eric Haydock - bass
  • Don Rathbone - drums

    • 1963 - 1966
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Eric Haydock - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums

    • 1966 - 1968
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Bernie Calvert
    Bernie Calvert

    Bernie Calvert played bass guitar and keyboard instrument with The Hollies from 1966 until 1981....
     - bass, keyboards
  • Bobby Elliott - drums (Dougie Wright, Clem Cattini, then Tony Newman, subbed for Elliot in early 1967)

    • 1968 - 1971
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Terry Sylvester
    Terry Sylvester

    Terry Sylvester , was the guitarist/singer with The Escorts , The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies: He replaced Graham Nash who left the band in December 1968....
     - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Bernie Calvert - bass, keyboards
  • Bobby Elliott - drums

    • 1971 - 1973
  • Mikael Rickfors
    Mikael Rickfors

    Mikael Rickfors was born in Stockholm, Sweden, 4 December 1948. From 1968 he was the lead singer and bass guitar in popular Sweden band Bamboo. The band released two singles before breaking up in 1970....
     - lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
  • Terry Sylvester - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Bernie Calvert - bass, keyboards
  • Bobby Elliott - drums

    • 1973 - 1974
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Terry Sylvester - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Bernie Calvert - bass, keyboards
  • Bobby Elliott - drums

    • 1974 - 1981
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Terry Sylvester - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Bernie Calvert - bass, keyboards
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Pete Wingfield
    Pete Wingfield

    Pete Wingfield is an English people record producer, Keyboardist, songwriter, singer and music journalism....
     - keyboards
  • Paul Bliss - keyboards (1978 German tour, in place of Wingfield)
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Eric Haydock - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums

    • 1981 - 1982
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Alan Jones - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Brian Chatton - keyboards

    • 1982 (on record)
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Alan Jones/ Steve Stroud - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Brian Chatton - keyboards
  • Paul Bliss - keyboards

    • 1982 (on tour)
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Steve Stroud - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Peter Arnesen - keyboards

    • 1983
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Alan Coates/Jamie Moses (subbed for Coates on 1983 Australian/New Zealand tour) - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Steve Stroud - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Peter Arnesen - keyboards
  • Paul Bliss - keyboards

    • 1983 (U.S. Summer Tour)
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
  • Alan Coates - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Steve Stroud - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Peter Arnesen - keyboards
  • Paul Bliss - keyboards

    • 1983 - 1984
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Steve Stroud - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Denis Haines - keyboards

    • 1984 - 1986
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Steve Stroud - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Denis Haines - keyboards

    • 1986 - 1990
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals (Jamie Moses subbed for Coates on a 1986 European tour)
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Ray Stiles - bass, vocals
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Denis Haines - keyboards

    • 1990 - 1991
  • Allan Clarke - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Steve Stroud - bass
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Dave Carey - keyboards

    • 1991 - 2000
  • Allan Clarke (John Miles filled in for Clarke in early 1999) - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Ray Stiles - bass (Steve Stroud subbed for spring 1996 shows)
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Ian Parker
    Ian Parker

    Ian Parker is a Scotland keyboard player.He showed a natural ability to play the piano from a very early age. He started piano lessons when he was seven....
     - keyboards, backing vocals

    • 2000 - 2004
  • Carl Wayne
    Carl Wayne

    Carl Wayne , real name Colin David Tooley, singer and actor, is best remembered as the lead vocalist of Birmingham rock group The Move during the 1960s....
     (Ian Harrison filled in for Wayne in January 2003 & August 2004) - lead vocals
  • Alan Coates - guitar, banjo, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Ray Stiles - bass, vocals
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Ian Parker - keyboards, backing vocals

    • 2004 - present
  • Peter Howarth
    Peter Howarth

    Peter Howarth is the current lead singer of the British band The Hollies, joining in October 2004. He replaced Carl Wayne, who died earlier in the year....
     - lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Lauri - guitar, vocals
  • Tony Hicks - guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, keyboards, vocals
  • Ray Stiles - bass, vocals
  • Bobby Elliott - drums
  • Ian Parker - keyboards, backing vocals


    • Discography

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