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• • Website Members Ray Stiles Steve Lauri Past members Alan Coates Steve Stroud The Hollies are an English pop/rock group best known for their pioneering and distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. The Hollies became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s (231 weeks on the UK singles charts during the 1960s, the 9th highest of any artist of the decade) and into the mid 1970s. It was formed by and in 1962 as a -type music group in, although some of the band members came from towns north of there.

Graham Nash left the group in 1968 to form the. They enjoyed considerable popularity in many countries (at least 60 singles or EPs and 26 albums charting somewhere in the world, spanning over five decades), although they did not achieve major US chart success until 1966 with '. The Hollies had over 30 charting singles on the, and 22 on the, with major hits on both sides of the Atlantic that included ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', and later ', ', and '. They are one of the few British groups of the early 1960s, along with, that have never disbanded and continue to record and perform. In recognition of their achievements, the Hollies were inducted into the in 2010. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Origin [ ] The Hollies originated as a duo formed by and, who were best friends from primary school and began performing together during the craze of the late 1950s. Eventually Clarke and Nash became a vocal and guitar duo modelled on under the names 'Ricky and Dane Young.'

Under this name, they teamed up with a local band, the Fourtones, consisting of Pete Bocking (guitar), John 'Butch' Mepham (bass), Keith Bates (drums), and Derek Quinn (guitar). When Quinn quit to join in 1962, Clarke and Nash also quit and joined another Manchester band, the Deltas, consisting of on lead guitar, on bass guitar, and Don Rathbone on drums, which had just lost two members (including, who left to join a 'professional' band, ). The Deltas first called themselves 'The Hollies' for a December 1962 gig at the Oasis Club in Manchester.

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It has been suggested that Eric Haydock named the group in relation to a Christmas holly garland, though in a 2009 interview said that the group decided just prior to a performance to call themselves 'The Hollies' because of their admiration for. In 2009, Nash wrote, 'We called ourselves The Hollies, after Buddy and Christmas.' 1963-1968 [ ] In January 1963, the Hollies performed at the in Liverpool, where they were seen by assistant producer, who had been involved in producing the first session. Richards offered them an audition with Parlophone, but Steele did not want to be a 'professional' musician and left the band in February 1963.