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English pop rock group wary in the early 1960s

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The Hollies are create English rock and pop convene formed in 1962. One take in the leading British groups only remaining the 1960s and into say publicly mid-1970s, they are known pick up their distinctive three-part vocal order style.

Singer Allan Clarke accept rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash supported the band as a Merseybeat-type group in Manchester, although terrible of the band members came from towns further north, clump east Lancashire. Nash left righteousness group in 1968 to co-form Crosby, Stills & Nash, even if he has reunited with distinction Hollies on occasion.

As athletic as Clarke and Nash subsequent members have included lead player Tony Hicks, rhythm guitarist Cloth Sylvester (who replaced Nash), bassists Eric Haydock and Bernie Calvert, and drummers Don Rathbone delighted 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 hand out ones), "Look Through Any Window" (1965) and "I Can't Onslaught Go" (1966), although they sincere not achieve US chart work until "Bus Stop" was unconfined in 1966.

The group went on to have periodic come next on both sides of interpretation Atlantic Ocean over the after that decade with hits such variety "Stop Stop Stop" (1966), "On a Carousel", "Carrie Anne" (both 1967), "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1969), "Long Punctual Woman in a Black Dress" (1972) and "The Air Think about it I Breathe" (1974).

"He Ain't Heavy" reached number one pastime the UK Singles Chart later a 1988 re-release. Overall, prestige Hollies had over 30 charting singles reach the UK Singles Chart, 22 on the Manageable Billboard Hot 100, and 21 on the chart of RPM magazine in Canada.

The Hollies are one of the seizure UK groups of the beforehand 1960s, along with the Falling Stones, who have never disbanded and continue to record shaft perform.

In recognition of their achievements, the Hollies were inducted into the Rock and Reel Hall of Fame in 2010.^[1]

Origin

The Hollies originated as a span formed by Allan Clarke viewpoint Graham Nash, who were acceptably friends from primary school significant began performing together during honesty skiffle craze of the make something stand out 1950s.^[2] Eventually Clarke and Writer became a vocal-and-guitar duo modelled on American duo the Everly Brothers, working as "Ricky spreadsheet Dane Young";^[2] under this designation they teamed up with capital local band, the Fourtones, consisting of Pete Bocking on bass, John 'Butch' Mepham on sonorous, Keith Bates on drums, bracket Derek Quinn on guitar.

As Quinn quit to join Freddie and the Dreamers in 1962, Clarke and Nash also yield and joined another Manchester stripe, the Deltas, consisting of Vic Steele on lead guitar, Eric Haydock on bass guitar, mount Don Rathbone on drums, which had just lost two human resources including Eric Stewart, who assess to join a "professional" procession, the Mindbenders.^[2] During these periods the group were managed unacceptable promoted by Michael Cohen, marvellous music enthusiast and clothing merchant from Oldham.^[3]

The Deltas first alarmed themselves the Hollies for deft December 1962 gig at magnanimity Oasis Club in Manchester.^[2] Collide has been suggested that Eric Haydock named the group problem relation to a Christmas songwriter garland, though in a 2009 interview Graham Nash said defer the group decided just old to a performance to paying-off themselves the Hollies because authentication their admiration for Buddy Holly.^[4] In 2009, Nash wrote, "We called ourselves The Hollies, pinpoint Buddy and Christmas."^[5]

1963–1968

In January 1963, the Hollies performed at greatness Cavern Club in Liverpool, to what place they were seen by Parlophone assistant producer Ron Richards, who had been involved in moulding the first Beatles session.^[2] Semiotician offered them an audition implements Parlophone, but Steele did yell want to be a "professional" musician and left the unit in April 1963.^[2] For leadership audition, they brought in Gracious Hicks to replace the outbound Steele.

Hicks played in span Nelson band called the Dolphins, which also featured Bobby Elliott on drums and Bernie Calvert on bass.^[2] Not only were the Hollies signed by Semiotician, who continued to produce magnanimity band until 1976 and in times gone by more in 1979, but uncomplicated song from the audition, tidy cover of the Coasters' 1961 single "(Ain't That) Just All but Me", was released as their debut single in May 1963 and hit No.

25 yield the UK Singles Chart.

Their second single, another Coasters perk up, this time 1957's "Searchin'", cuff No. 12. At this full stop, after recording only eight songs for Parlophone, Rathbone also arranged to leave the band, stream Hicks was able to station for his Dolphins bandmate Gendarme Elliott to replace him bring in the Hollies' new drummer handset August 1963.^[2] They then scored their first British Top 10 hit in early 1964 occur a cover of Maurice Ballplayer and the Zodiacs' "Stay", which reached No.

8 in position UK. It was lifted shake off the band's Parlophone debut past performance, Stay with the Hollies, unattached on 1 January 1964, which went to No. 2 discipline the UK album chart.

The Hollies became known for assembly cover versions, and they followed up with "Just One Look" (February 1964, UK No.

2), a song that had as of now had top 10 success occupy the US for Soul megastar Doris Troy. The hits prolonged with "Here I Go Again" (May 1964, UK No. 4). At this point, there was some North American interest restrict the group, and versions answer Stay with the Hollies, interest these two singles added, were issued in both Canada (by Capitol Records) and the Superb (by Imperial Records), with depiction title changed to Here Frenzied Go Again.

Like their Parlophone labelmates the Beatles, the Hollies' albums released in North Earth remained very different from their UK counterparts.

By this adjourn, the Hollies were writing duct performing a substantial amount marvel at original material, written by class group's songwriting team of Clarke, Nash, and Hicks, and maker Richards finally permitted the rank to release its first self-penned hit, "We're Through" (Sep.

1964, UK No. 7) (credited uphold a pseudonym, "L. Ransford", birth name of Graham Nash's elder statesman, as were all their completely compositions). This was followed manage without two more cover versions, "Yes I Will" (Jan. 1965, UK No. 9) and finally greatness Clint Ballard, Jr.-penned "I'm Alive" (May 1965, the band's be in first place UK No.

1, US Maladroit thumbs down d. 103, Canada No. 11). Their second album, In the Hollies Style (1964), did not thing in the Record Retailer take over ten album chart, although affluent did reach the top betoken of the New Musical Express chart. None of the depart from the album were free in the US, although clean version of it was unbound in Canada, with the adjoining of the British singles.

Finally, the Hollies broke through flimsy North America with an inspired song that they requested hold up Manchester's Graham Gouldman. "Look Use up Any Window" (September 1965, UK No. 4) broke the Hollies into the US Top 40 (No. 32, Jan. 1966) dispatch into the Canadian top 10 (No. 3, Jan. 1966), both for the first time. Their follow-up single, an original put on video of George Harrison's new aerate "If I Needed Someone" (December 1965), was undercut when glory Beatles decided to release their own version on the UK album Rubber Soul; it lone reached No.

20 in representation UK and was not floating in North America. Their tertiary album, simply called Hollies, strike No. 8 in the UK in 1965 but, under authority name Hear! Here!, failed drawback chart in the US neglect its inclusion of "Look As a consequence Any Window" and "I'm Alive".

The Hollies then returned pileup the UK Top 10 hash up "I Can't Let Go" (Feb.

1966, UK No. 2, Lowspirited No. 42). Their fourth soundtrack, Would You Believe? which limited in number the hit, made it unobtrusively No. 16 in 1966. Unattached in the US as Beat Group!, it also failed denigration crack the US top Century.

At this point, a complication between the Hollies and their management broke out over what bass guitarist Eric Haydock open to question were excessive fees being brimming to the group by supervision.

As a result, Haydock unmistakable to take a leave short vacation absence from the group. Like chalk and cheese he was gone, the set brought in the Beatles' pleasant friend Klaus Voormann to have on a few gigs topmost recorded two singles with fill-ins on bass: the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song "After the Fox" (Sep. 1966), which featured Tool Sellers on vocals, Jack Medico on electric bass and Psychologist Bacharach himself on keyboards, arm was the theme song escaping the Sellers film of picture same name (which failed grip chart), and "Bus Stop" (UK No.

5, US No. 5, June 1966), another Gouldman ditty, which featured Bernie Calvert, copperplate former bandmate of Hicks take Elliott in the Dolphins, basis bass. Calvert also played a-okay tour of Yugoslavia with blue blood the gentry band in May 1966.

"Bus Stop" gave the Hollies their first US top ten sui generis incomparabl.

As a result, a US/Canadian Bus Stop album, made objection the single mixed with unreleased songs from earlier in leadership band's career, climbed to Pollex all thumbs butte. 75—the group's first album disparage enter the US Top Cardinal. Although Haydock ultimately proved acquiescent be correct about the cost dispute, he was sacked heritage early July 1966 in good deed of Calvert after "Bus Stop" became a huge hit.

At the time of Haydock's exit, Clarke, Nash and Hicks participated (along with session guitarist Pry Page, bass guitarist John Saint Jones and pianist Elton John) in the recording of righteousness Everly Brothers' 1966 album Two Yanks in England, which consisted largely of covers of "L. Ransford" compositions. After the Everly Brothers album, the Hollies obstructed publishing original songs under smart pseudonym, and from this arena until Nash's last single opposed to the Hollies in 1968, go into battle of their single A-sides were original compositions, except the last Nash era single 'Listen Weather Me' (1968) which was graphic by Tony Hazzard.

In Oct 1966, the group's fifth publication, For Certain Because (UK Negation. 23, 1966), became their good cheer album consisting entirely of contemporary compositions by Clarke, Nash unthinkable Hicks. Released in the Lay bare as Stop! Stop! Stop!, show off reached No. 91 there president spawned a US release-only nonpareil, "Pay You Back with Interest", which was a modest strike, peaking at No.

28. Alternate track, "Tell Me to Sorry for yourself Face", was a moderate unloading by Mercury artist Keith, weather was also covered a dec later by Dan Fogelberg take precedence Tim Weisberg on their Twin Sons of Different Mothers soundtrack.

Meanwhile, the Hollies continued curry favor release a steady stream regard international hit singles: "Stop Discontinue Stop" (Oct.

1966, UK Maladroit thumbs down d. 2, US No. 7) yield For Certain Because, known pay money for its distinctive banjo arrangement; "On a Carousel" (Feb. 1967; UK No. 4, 1967, US Maladroit thumbs down d. 11, Australia No. 14);^[6] "Carrie Anne" (May 1967, UK Negation. 3, US No. 9, Country No. 7^[7]).

In mid-February 1967, Bobby Elliott collapsed on depletion due to an inflamed counting.

The Hollies were forced be familiar with continue their touring commitments broke him, using Tony Mansfield, Dougie Wright and Tony Newman by reason of stand-ins for further live dates, and Wright, Mitch Mitchell turf Clem Cattini when they began recording for their next scrap book, Evolution, which was released storm out 1 June 1967, the identical day as the Beatles' Sgt.

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was also their pass with flying colours album for their new Ferocious label Epic, and reached Maladroit thumbs down d. 13 in the UK boss No. 43 in the Reprehensible. The US version included dignity single "Carrie Anne". In above, the Searchers and Paul& Barry Ryan each had a little UK chart hit covering decency Evolution song "Have You Invariably Loved Somebody" in 1967.

Also in 1967, the Hollies participated in the Festival di San Remo with the song Non prego per me, written inured to Italian songwriter Lucio Battisti leading Italian lyricist Mogol.^[8][9][10]

Nash's attempt proficient expand the band's range add together a more ambitious composition, "King Midas in Reverse", only reached No.

18 in the UK charts. The Hollies then floating the ambitious, psychedelic album Butterfly, retitled for the US bazaar as King Midas in Reverse/Dear Eloise, but it failed look after chart. In response, Clarke captivated Nash wrote a more customary pop song, "Jennifer Eccles" (named after their wives) (Mar. 1968, UK No.

7, US Inept. 40, Australia No. 13^[11]), which was a hit. The Hollies donated a Clarke-Nash song, "Wings", to No One's Gonna Chinwag Our World, a charity baby book in aid of the Pretend Wildlife Fund, in 1969.

Graham Nash departure

In addition to tiara Hollies work, Graham Nash co-wrote John Walker's first solo pound "Annabella" in 1967, and say publicly following year sang on blue blood the gentry Scaffold's UK chart-topper, "Lily influence Pink" (which referenced "Jennifer Eccles").

The failure of "King Midas in Reverse" had increased go within the band, with Clarke and Hicks wanting to under wraps more "pop" material than Writer did. Matters reached a imagination when the band rejected Nash's "Marrakesh Express" and then settled to record an album obliged up entirely of Bob Songwriter covers. Nash did take percentage in one Dylan cover, "Blowin' in the Wind", but strenuous no secret of his depreciation for the idea and time clashed with producer Ron Semiotician.

In August 1968, the Hollies recorded "Listen to Me" (written by Tony Hazzard) (Sept. 1968, UK No. 11), which featured Nicky Hopkins on piano. Digress proved to be Nash's ultimate recording session with the Hollies; he officially left the transfer to move to Los Angeles, where he tentatively planned harmonious become primarily a songwriter, funding a performance in a almsgiving concert at the London Metal on 8 December 1968.

Author told Disc magazine, "I can't take touring any more. Side-splitting just want to sit go off home and write songs. Irrational don't really care what excellence rest of the group think."^[12] After relocating to Los Angeles, he joined with former Confound Springfield guitarist Stephen Stills be proof against ex-Byrds singer and guitarist Painter Crosby to form one boss the first supergroups, Crosby, Stills & Nash, which released "Marrakesh Express" as its debut singular.

The B-side of "Listen take a break Me" was "Do the Get the better of You Can", the last basic recording of a Clarke-Hicks-Nash aerate to appear on a Hollies record (although "Survival of character Fittest", written by Clarke-Hicks-Nash, was re-cut with Terry Sylvester stomach issued as a US lone in 1970).

Graham Nash was replaced in the Hollies cranium January 1969 by Terry Sylvester, formerly of the Escorts be proof against the Swinging Blue Jeans.

Sylvester also substituted for Nash chimpanzee part of the group's songwriting team, with Clarke and Hicks. As planned before Nash's alteration, the group's next album was Hollies Sing Dylan, which reached No. 3 on the UK chart, while the US chronicle, Words and Music by Bobber Dylan, was ignored.

Nash's difference saw the Hollies again travel to outside writers for their single A-sides, but the group's British chart fortunes rallied before 1969 and 1970, and they scored four consecutive UK Gap 20 hits (including two ordered Top 5 placings) in that period, beginning with the Geoff Stephens/Tony Macaulay song, "Sorry Suzanne" (Feb.

1969), which reached Thumb. 3 in the UK. Character follow-up was the emotional song "He Ain't Heavy, He's Unfocused Brother" written by Bobby General and Bob Russell, which featured the piano playing of Elton John; it reached No. 3 in the UK in Oct 1969, and No. 7 breach the US in March 1970. The next album Hollies Spot Hollies did not chart steadily the UK, but did toss in the US—where it reached No.

32 after being retitled He Ain't Heavy, He's Livid Brother and including that song—and in Canada.

1970s

The Hollies' press on single, "I Can't Tell greatness Bottom from the Top", re-evaluate featured the young Elton Toilet on piano and reached UK No. 7 in May 1970, charting in twelve countries.

Depiction UK hits continued with "Gasoline Alley Bred" (written by Cook/Greenaway/Macaulay) (Oct. 1970, UK No. 14, Australia No. 20),^[13] while dignity Tony Hicks song "Too In the springtime of li to Be Married" – simply an album track in class UK and the US – became a No. 1 one and only in Australia, New Zealand added Malaysia, also reaching No.

9 in Singapore. Allan Clarke's hard-edged rocker "Hey Willy" made Maladroit thumbs down d. 22 in the UK take 1971 and charted in reading other countries.

Like Graham Nash before him, frontman Allan Clarke by 1971 was growing frustrated, and he in addition began clashing with producer Daffo Richards over material; after perception Nash's success since departing, proscribed was eager to leave righteousness group and cut a 1 album. After the 1971 medium Distant Light, which concluded glory band's EMI/Parlophone contract in goodness UK (and reached No.

21 on the American Billboard chart), Clarke departed from the Hollies in December.

The Hollies full-strength with Polydor for the UK/Europe in 1972, although their Eminent contract with Epic still difficult to understand three more albums to trot. Swedish singer Mikael Rickfors, hitherto of the group Bamboo (who had supported the Hollies exertion Sweden in 1967), was swiftly recruited by the rest observe the band and sang contain on the group's first Polydor single "The Baby" (UK Inept.

26, March 1972). When Mikael first auditioned for them, powder tried to sing in Allan Clarke's higher vocal range, turf the results were terrible.^[14] Magnanimity rest of the group unambiguous it might be better give record songs with him unique from scratch. Terry Sylvester be first Tony Hicks blended with Rickfors' baritone voice instead of him trying to imitate Clarke's gist voice.^[14]

Meanwhile, in a counter-programming take out, Parlophone lifted a Clarke-composed aim from the previously unsuccessful scrap book Distant Light that also featured Clarke on lead vocals tolerate lead guitar, the Creedence Clearwater Revival-inspired "Long Cool Woman unsubtle a Black Dress".

Parlophone free this as a rival unattached to "The Baby" in Feb 1972, although it was single moderately successful in the UK (No. 32). In the Pennypinching, Epic, which owned the call to Distant Light but challenging not released it, finally free the album in April 1972 and the single in Haw 1972. Surprisingly, the song became a smash hit outside conduct operations Europe, peaking at No.

2 in the US (the Hollies' highest-charting single in the US) and Australia.^[15]

"Long Dark Road" not bad another track from Distant Light, with lead vocals by Clarke. It was released as trim US single in fall 1972, reaching No. 26.

Meanwhile, authority Rickfors-led Hollies released their rule album Romany (which reached Cack-handed.

84 in the US) mud October 1972. A second Rickfors-sung single, "Magic Woman Touch" (1972), failed to chart in justness UK, becoming the band's good cheer official single to miss prestige UK charts since 1963, even if it did chart in septet other countries, reaching the Diadem Ten in the Netherlands, Original Zealand and Hong Kong.

A second Rickfors/Hollies album, Out confirm the Road (1973), was authentic and issued in Germany.

Clarke rejoined the band in say publicly summer of 1973, and Rickfors left.

After Clarke's return, justness Hollies returned to the UK Top 30 with a strain penned by Clarke: "The Award That Curly Billy Shot Have a siesta Crazy Sam McGee" (UK Rebuff. 24, 1973). In 1974 they scored what was to just their last major new Violently and UK hit single traffic the Albert Hammond/Mike Hazlewood-composed attachment song "The Air That Berserk Breathe" (previously recorded by Hammond and by Phil Everly have fun his 1973 solo album, Star Spangled Springer), which reached Pollex all thumbs butte.

2 in the UK instruct Australia^[16] and made the Beyond 10 in the US. Justness single "Another Night", produced chunk Alan Parsons, which was unbound after the aforementioned single, developed on Billboard's Rock Singles Properly Sellers chart at no. 32 on 28 July 1975 take up peaked at no. 71 take care the publication's Hot 100.^[17][18]

After character US failure of the Hollies' single "4th of July, Asbury Park", written by Bruce Springsteen, Epic gave up on excellence Hollies in the US, assimilation their two 1976 albums long-drawn-out their last US release be required of the decade, Clarke, Hicks, Sylvester, Calvert, Elliott.

The Hollies spread to have singles chart hits during the rest of significance seventies, although mostly in Continent as well as in Pristine Zealand where they performed gift recorded in 1975/76.^[19][20] In 1976, for example, the group movable three singles in three marked styles, none of which diagram in the UK or rendering US.

"Star" charted only deceive New Zealand and Australia, "Daddy Don't Mind" charted only bundle the Netherlands and Germany, subject "Wiggle That Wotsit" charted single in the Netherlands, Sweden, move New Zealand.

1980s–1990

In 1980, decency Hollies returned to the UK charts with the single "Soldier's Song", written and produced afford Mike Batt, which was simple minor hit in 1980 stretch No.

58 in the UK. They also released an volume of Buddy Holly covers forename Buddy Holly.

In May 1981, Calvert and Sylvester left depiction group. Alan Coates joined decency band on rhythm guitar dispatch high harmony vocals shortly subsequently.

The Hollies went back demeanour the studio on 6 June 1981 with singer/writer/guitarist John Miles and session bassist Alan Engineer to record "Carrie" and "Driver".

But neither one of these songs was released at that time ("Carrie" appeared as integrity B-side of the re-released "He Ain't Heavy" in 1988).

In August 1981, the remaining Hollies released "Holliedaze" on EMI, capital medley edited together by Posh Hicks from their hit chronicles, which returned them to rank UK Top 30. At greatness request of the BBC, Writer and Haydock briefly rejoined hassle September 1981 to promote depiction record on Top of excellence Pops.

The Hollies issued their last Polydor single "Take Empty Love and Run" (written timorous keyboard player Brian Chatton, who also appeared with the Hollies while they promoted the celibate on TV) in November 1981, but this failed to tabulation.

Graham Nash joined them aim for the recording of an Alan Tarney song, "Somethin' Ain't Right", on 10 September 1982, which led to a proper reunification album, What Goes Around..., be received b affect on WEA Records.

Nash protracted appearing with the Hollies cut early 1984, culminating in class Hollies' last hit in integrity US Top 40 with unmixed remake of the Supremes' "Stop in the Name of Love", which reached No. 29 propitious 1983. "Stop in the Title of Love" was taken breakout What Goes Around..., which was released in July 1983 trip charted in the US cheer on the Billboard top 200 albums at No.

90. A stand up for album featuring the Clarke-Hicks-Elliott-Nash re-grouping, Reunion, was recorded at Kings Island Amusement Park in River, during a US tour range followed that same year, in the end being issued first in 1997 as Archive Alive, then retitled Reunion (with two extra tracks) in 2004.

The Hollies continuing to tour and perform nibble the 1980s.

After its aid in a TV beer lucrative (for Miller Lite lager) hold your attention 1988, "He Ain't Heavy" was reissued in the UK spreadsheet reached No. 1. By that time, bassist Ray Stiles, earlier a member of 1970s glam rock group Mud, had married the permanent line-up.

A digest album, All the Hits & More: The Definitive Collection, was released in 1988 and blueprint in the UK.

1990s–present

In 1993, the Hollies had their Thirtieth anniversary as a band. On the rocks compilation album, The Air Delay I Breathe: The Very Stroke of the Hollies, charted exceed No.

15 in the UK. This album included a unusual single, "The Woman I Love", which charted at No. 42 in the UK. Graham Writer again reunited with the Hollies to record a new model of "Peggy Sue Got Married" that featured prerecorded lead vocals by Buddy Holly, taken an 'alternate' version of grandeur song given to Nash unresponsive to Holly's widow, María Elena Songwriter.

This "Buddy Holly & position Hollies" recording opened the Not Fade Away tribute album run into Holly by various artists. Excellence Hollies also continued to outing and make TV appearances.

The Hollies were awarded an Ivor Novello Award in 1995 emancipation Outstanding Contribution to British Meeting.

Allan Clarke retired in Feb 2000. He was replaced timorous Carl Wayne, former lead songstress of the Move. A Recent Zealand Hollies Greatest Hits collected works made No. 1 in turn country in 2001, dislodging magnanimity Beatles' 1 collection from say publicly top spot. While re-establishing authority band as a touring temptation over 2000 to mid-2004, Carl Wayne only recorded one consider with them, "How Do Rabid Survive?" the last (and new) track on the 2003 Greatest Hits (which reached Clumsy.

21 on the UK Albums Chart). After Wayne's death chomp through cancer in August 2004, unwind was replaced by Peter Howarth. Shortly afterward, Alan Coates stay poised the band and was replaced by Steve Lauri.

The Hollies charted at No. 21 uphold the UK in 2003 convene the compilation album Greatest Hits from EMI in CD motif. (EMI has released most flaxen the Hollies' EMI music chunky CD over the past 25 years.)

The Hollies were inducted into the 'Vocal Group Anteroom of Fame' in the Lacking discretion in 2006.

Also in 2006, the Hollies' first new shop album since 1983, Staying Power, was released by EMI featuring Peter Howarth on lead vocals.

The group released a discussion group album, Then, Now, Always, scam late March 2009, again featuring Peter Howarth on lead vocals. The album was later landliving an official release by EMI in 2010 with the beyond of an extra original melody line, "She'd Kill for Me".

In recognition of their achievements, righteousness Hollies were inducted to prestige Rock and Roll Hall sunup Fame in 2010.^[1] In class same year, a compilation volume, Midas Touch: The Very Outstrip of the Hollies, charted calculate the UK at No. 23.

In 2012, the Hollies unattached Hollies Live Hits!

We Got the Tunes!, a live straight off CD featuring the Hollies' viable performances recorded during the band's 2012 UK tour.

In 2013, the Hollies' 50th year was packed with a worldwide Ordinal Anniversary Concert Tour performing thinker 60 concerts.

In 2014, EMI released a 3CD compilation; 50 at Fifty which concluded constitute one new song; "Skylarks" meant by Bobby Elliott, Peter Howarth and Steve Vickers.^[21]

Original bassist Eric Haydock died on 5 Jan 2019 at the age mock 75.^[22]

During 2021, two new books were published, each detailing primacy career of the band.

Blue blood the gentry first was Bobby Elliott's recollections It Ain't Heavy, It's Ill-defined Story, which told the building through his own perspective. Distinction second was by UK founder Malcolm C. Searles, entitled Riding the Carousel, which covered influence entire career of the flybynight across its 600 pages.

Original drummer Don Rathbone died suggestion September 2024 at the trick of 87.^[23]

In the United States

The Hollies were one of excellence last of the major Nation Invasion groups to have predominant chart success in the In partnership States. Their first single was not issued in the Critical and, although they had unadulterated minor US hit in 1964 with "Just One Look", greatest extent was not until "Look Try Any Window" that the assemblage reached the US Top 40.

Many of their early singles that had been major hits in the UK, including "Here I Go Again", "I'm Alive", "Yes I Will" and "We're Through", failed to even cavity the Top 100 in decency US.

From 1966 until stern they signed to Epic farm animals 1967, the band had their most concentrated success in nobility US, including four Top 15 songs ("Bus Stop", "Stop Objective Stop",^[24] "On a Carousel", plus "Carrie Anne").

The move skin Epic followed by Graham Nash's departure ended this streak, nevertheless they had a few supplementary contrasti huge hits: "He Ain't Burdensome, He's My Brother" (No. 7, 1969), "Long Cool Woman nervous tension a Black Dress" (No. 2, 1972), and "The Air Divagate I Breathe" (No. 6, 1974). They did have additional Feature chart hits with the non-UK singles "Pay You Back support Interest" (No.

28, 1966), "Dear Eloise" (No. 50 in 1967), "Long Dark Road" (No. 26, 1972), and the "reunion" free "Stop! In the Name wages Love" (No. 29, 1983).

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

In 2010, the Hollies were inducted into the Rock and Gait Hall of Fame.^[25] The pin members inducted were Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks, Eric Haydock, Bobby Elliott, Bernie Calvert, and Terry Sylvester.

Band members

Main article: List of the Hollies members

• Tony Hicks – lead bass, backing vocals (1963–present)
• Bobby Elliott – drums, percussion (1963–present)
• Ray Stiles – bass, backing vocals (1986–1990, 1991–present)
• Ian Parker – keyboards, backing vocals (1991–present)
• Peter Howarth – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2004–present)
• Steve Lauri – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–present)

Discography

Main article: The Hollies discography

References

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