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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.
Anthony Christopher Hicks (born 16 December 1945) is an English guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British rock/pop band the Hollies since 1963, and as such was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. His main roles within the band are lead guitarist and backing singer.
The Hollies went back into the studio on 6 June 1981 with singer/writer/guitarist John Miles and session bassist Alan Jones to record "Carrie" and "Driver". But neither one of these songs was released at this time ("Carrie" appeared as the B-side of the re-released "He Ain't Heavy" in 1988).
The Hollies. Allan Clarke - lead, harmony, and backing vocals; Tony Hicks - harmony and backing vocals, electric lead guitar; acoustic rhythm guitar (uncertain) Terry Sylvester - harmony and backing vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar; Bobby Elliott - drums, additional overdubbed tom-toms; Bernie Calvert - bass; Additional musicians and production staff
"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.
The album was a follow-up to the successful Romany LP, which The Hollies had released with Mikael Rickfors in 1972. According to the recollections of drummer Bobby Elliott, the album was inspired by the band's frequent tours to the United States, where the Hollies' previous singles such as "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress", "Long Dark Road" and "Magic Woman Touch" had a much greater impact ...
From 1968, he was the lead singer and bass guitarist in Swedish band Bamboo. The band released two singles before breaking up in 1970. The band released two singles before breaking up in 1970. Rickfors later performed with the British rock group The Hollies for about two years and recorded two albums with them, Romany and Out on the Road . [ 1 ]
Howarth provides lead vocals on The Hollies' two most-recent studio albums, Staying Power (2006), and Then, Now, Always (2009/2010) and the live album We Got The Tunes in 2013. Howarth was featured with live recorded versions of the Hollies' hit "The Baby" and the 2009 song "I Would Fly", and the studio version of the song "Then, Now, Always ...