Hollies band members
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The Hollies
English rock and pop band
"Hollies" redirects here. For other uses, see Hollies (disambiguation).
The Hollies are an English rock and pop band formed in Manchester 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Singer Allan Clarke and rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat-type group in Manchester, although some of the band members came from towns further north, in east Lancashire. Nash left the group in 1968 to co-form Crosby, Stills & Nash, though he has reunited with the Hollies on occasion. As well as Clarke and Nash other members have included lead guitarist Tony Hicks, rhythm guitarist Terry Sylvester (who replaced Nash), bassists Eric Haydock and Bernie Calvert, and drummers Don Rathbone and Bobby Elliott.
The Hollies enjoyed considerable popularity in the UK and Europe during the mid-1960s with a string of hits that included "Just One Look", "Here I Go Again" (both 1964), "I'm Alive" (1965; their first of two UK number ones), "Look Through Any Window" (1965) and "I Can't Let Go" (1966), although they did not achieve US chart success until "Bus Stop" was released in 1966. The group went on to have periodic success on b
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List of representation Hollies members
The Hollies identical 1964 (top), 2006 (middle) and 2017 (bottom).
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History
[edit]1962–1981
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The Genius of The Hollies | As Told By Abbey Road's Cameron Colbeck
Graham Nash, Allan Clarke, Don Rathbone, Vic Steele and Eric Haydock nonchalantly dubbed themselves The Hollies in 1962, just before a December gig at the Oasis club in Manchester.
Whether Buddy Holly or just a pervading Christmas spirit caused them to settle on the name is uncertain, but that moment turned out to be the conception of one of the best rock groups of the 1960s.
Left to right: Tony Hicks, Eric Haydock, Bobby Elliott, Allan Clarke and Graham Nash
Without a doubt, the genesis of The Hollies comes down to Graham Nash and Allan Clarke. The two met at school in Salford at the age of 5 and began to blend their voices together in the Ordsall Primary School choir. Allan would sing the lead line and Graham would intuitively find a high harmony. The sensation that occurred between them at that early age was clearly lasting, as both are still singing late into their 70s. After performing as a duo and with various skiffle and rock groups, Graham and Allan eventually found themselves leading that group of five on to the Oasis stage in ’62. In the early days The Hollies were predominately a cover band, but originals were being written behind the scenes pretty much from the outse