The Hollies

The Hollies are an English rock and pop band formed in Manchester in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid‑1970s, they are known for their distinctive three‑part vocal harmonies. Singer Allan Clarke and rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat‑style group in Manchester, although several members came from towns further north in east Lancashire. Nash left the group in 1968 to co‑found Crosby, Stills & Nash, though he has reunited with the Hollies on occasion. In addition to Clarke and Nash, key members have included lead guitarist Tony Hicks, rhythm guitarist Terry Sylvester (who replaced Nash), bassists Eric Haydock and Bernie Calvert, and drummers Don Rathbone and Bobby Elliott. The Hollies enjoyed major success in the UK and Europe during the mid‑1960s with a run of hit singles including “Searchin’” and “Stay” (both 1963), “Just One Look”, “Here I Go Again” and “We’re Through” (all 1964), followed by “Yes I Will”, their first UK number one “I’m Alive”, “Look Through Any Window” and “If I Needed Someone” (all 1965). “I Can’t Let Go” (1966) continued their momentum, though they did not achieve significant U.S. chart success until “Bus Stop” in 1966. The band went on to enjoy further hits on both sides of the Atlantic over the next decade, including “Stop Stop Stop” (1966), “On a Carousel”, “Carrie Anne” and “King Midas in Reverse” (all 1967), “Dear Eloise”, “Jennifer Eccles” and “Listen to Me” (all 1968), “Sorry Suzanne” and “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” (both 1969), “I Can’t Tell the Bottom from the Top” and “Gasoline Alley Bred” (both 1970), “Hey Willy” (1971), “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” (1972), “The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee” (1973) and “The Air That I Breathe” (1974).
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The Air That I Breath

He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

I Can’t Let Go

Sorry Suzanne

Stop In The Name Of Love

Jennifer Eccles

Write On

Yes I will

Look Through Any Window

On A Carousel

Magic Woman Touch

The day that Curly Billy shot down crazy Sam McGee

I’m Alive

Bus Stop

Carrie Anne

Stop Stop Stop

Just One Look

Long Dark Road

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