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Harold Allan Clarke (born 5 April 1942) is an English rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Hollies.He achieved international hit singles with the group and is credited as co-writer on several of their best-known songs, including "On a Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress".
Allan Clarke's hard-edged rocker "Hey Willy" made No. 22 in the UK in 1971 and charted in eight other countries. Like Graham Nash before him, frontman Allan Clarke by 1971 was growing frustrated, and he too began clashing with producer Ron Richards over material; after seeing Nash's success since departing, he was eager to leave the group and ...
"Stop Stop Stop" is a song by British pop group the Hollies [2] that was written by group members Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash. The song was the band's first to credit Clarke, Nash and Hicks as songwriters, as all their previous original songs had been published under the collective pseudonym "L. Ransford" (or simply "Ransford").
The Hollies are an English pop/rock band from Manchester.Formed in December 1962, the group originally included vocalist Allan Clarke, lead guitarist Vic Steele, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Graham Nash, bassist Eric Haydock and drummer Don Rathbone.
"Bus Stop" is a song recorded and released as a single by the British rock band the Hollies in 1966. It reached No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. [6] It was the Hollies' first US top ten hit, [7] reaching No. 5 on the Billboard charts in September 1966. In Canada the song reached No. 1 and was their second top ten hit there.
In 2003, the Hollies included the song in their concert setlist. Two more tunes were omitted from the final album: "Sanctuary" (released in 1988) and "Lovin' You Ain't Easy" (released in 1998). Allan Clarke sang lead on all tracks except "Boys in the Band" and "Harlequin", which were both sung by Terry Sylvester.
"Long Cool Woman" is different from most other Hollies songs in that there are no three-part vocal harmonies. Allan Clarke's lead vocal is the only voice prominently heard. It also features lead guitar by Clarke. Upon his return, Richards mixed the recording. [2] The lyrics set a scene similar to a film noir crime-drama.
In 1981, the current line-up of The Hollies broke up after the departure of long-time guitarist Terry Sylvester and bassist Bernie Calvert. [1] Remaining members singer Allan Clarke, guitarist Tony Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott invited founding Hollies' members Eric Haydock (bass) and Graham Nash to perform on the British TV show Top Of The Pops, where they played the current medley-hit ...