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16th December Tony Hicks birthday. 8th December Bobby Elliott's birthday.
26th November Ian Parker's Birthday 20th November Ray Stiles birthday
18th August 2003 Carl Wayne's Birthday For release in September 2003 - The Long Road Home
1st July First official Hollies DVD to be released by Classic Pictures on 14th July The DVD is called The Hollies Special Edition E.P. and even though the length is 70 minutes or so, there are only four tracks by The Hollies. - Jennifer Eccles, Do The Best You Can, Listen To Me and Sorry Suzanne. They are each repeated twice, the second time with scrolling information subtitles below the screen. There is also a "Jukebox" with tracks by 10 other bands and some previews of even more DVD's. The DVD can be ordered direct from the manufacturer here at a very good price of £7.99. All four tracks are from the Beat Club series in Germany back in the 60's and are black and white but the quality of picture and sound is very good although some of the subtitles are quite poor. 28th June 2003. "Bobby Elliott - One of the best British drummers ever" So says Gilson Lavis in the June issue of the drummers magazine, RHYTHM. The following is an extract from the magazine:- Alcoholism, heart attacks, classic hit records..... Gilson Lavis has had a hell of a life so far. And it looks like Britain's most fearless drummer is only just getting started. Through his long association with Jools Holland, Gilson Lavis, (former SQUEEZE drummer) has become one of the highest profile drummers in Britain. His powerful swinging and sensitive drumming is the backbone of Jools' R'n'B Orchestra. Rhythm: "In the Squeeze days I saw you like a Clem Burke (BLONDIE) or a Bobby Elliott (THE HOLLIES): a charismatic drummer breathing fire into quality pop songs" Gilson Lavis: "I love Bobby Elliott. Without a doubt that man is one of the best British drummers ever. He personified that whole era of British pop and showbiz, performance and elegance - a wonderful, wonderful player. It was actually watching him that made me want to play drums. I wanted to do what he was doing, but the music that really gave me the shivers was big band, so it was Bobby Elliott plays big band." 20th April 2003 Carl Wayne to give more radio interviews. See Below.
14th April 2003. Carl Wayne is to give a series of Radio interviews on Wednesday 16th April. There may be some minor changes so check my site regularly until 07.00 in the morning when I have to go to work. 5th April Allan Clarke's birthday. 31 March 2003 The new CD has entered the UK Album charts at number 21 after the first week.
26 February 2003 The new Tourbook is now available and is one of the best yet. Some great snippets from the past in the authentic scrapbook section and some great new pics of the band. Anyone who cannot get to a concert can order one through me. Just contact me by email at hollies@ntlworld.com 23 February 2003 A 40th Anniversary 6 CD box set to be released later in the year. More details will be announced as soon as they are available but for now, see Here.
3rd February Eric Haydock's birthday 2nd February 2003 The Pride Of Manchester website are holding a vote for the Best Band to come out of Manchester. You can vote for your favourite band. 2nd February Graham Nash's birthday. 8th January Terry Sylvester's birthday Monday, January 6th 2003 The Hollies have just completed two fantastic shows in Germany with Ian Harrison standing in for Carl Wayne who continues to get back to full fitness. Ian will also be appearing with the band at the forthcoming concert in Friedrichshafen, also in Germany. An accomplished singer, Ian is a member of London based band, 'Backstreet Soul' and enjoys a successful career both as a backing singer and lead vocalist. He has sung alongside (and behind) Nik Kershaw, Seal, Daryl Hall, Lulu, Jimmy Nail and Manfred Mann's Earth Band as well as the infamous Spinal Tap. |
