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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".
Clarke was born in Short Heath, Willenhall, Staffordshire. [4] He is the third of seven children. Clarke joined Walsall F.C. in 1961 as an apprentice, [5] playing his debut for the Saddlers in October 1963, against Reading. [6] Whilst at the club he scored 46 goals in 82 appearances. [4] He was transferred to Fulham in March 1966 for a fee of ...
In May 1981, both Calvert and Sylvester left the Hollies after the group began working with new producer Bruce Welch, rhythm guitarist of the Shadows.Speaking about the event, Calvert noted he was omitted from a recording session by Welch, after which he decided to leave following a phone call from Sylvester, who informed him of his intention to quit. [14]
In response, Clarke and Nash wrote a more conventional pop song, "Jennifer Eccles" (named after their wives) (Mar. 1968, UK No. 7, US No. 40, Australia No. 13 [11]), which was a hit. The Hollies donated a Clarke-Nash song, "Wings", to No One's Gonna Change Our World, a charity album in aid of the World Wildlife Fund, in 1969.
Born and raised in Coventry, Clarke was educated at South Street School, noted for producing several other England players of the 1930s. Jimmy Giles attended the school, as did the Wheatley brothers, Arthur and Harold. [2] Clarke, a giant Coventry second-rower, gained six England caps across the 1935 and 1936 Home Nations. He was a Warwickshire ...
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The name Jennifer Eccles also features in the song "Lily the Pink" by The Scaffold; the reference is an in-joke, as Graham Nash, who left the Hollies in December 1968, sang backing vocals on this recording; Nash had been married to Rose Eccles from 1964 until 1966.
In the Name of Love" in 1983, a UK No. 1 single in 1988 (a re-issue of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), and in 1993 "The Woman I Love". The group still performs and records today; however, with the retirement of Allan Clarke in 1999, only Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott remain from the band's 1960s heyday.