Monday, March 15, 2010

Hollies in the USA

The Hollies were one of the last of the major British Invasion groups to have significant chart success in the United States. Their first single was not issued in the US and it was not until "Look Through Any Window" that the band reached the Top 30. Many of their other singles that had been hits in the UK, including "I'm Alive", "Yes I Will" and "We're Through" were virtually ignored in the US. From 1965 until they signed to Epic in 1967, the band had their most concentrated success in the US. In 1966 "Bus Stop" reached No.5 in the USA, while their own song "Stop Stop Stop" made no.7, After the initial Epic single "Carrie-Anne" reached #9, the band records continued to sell poorly in the US, with the exception of "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother", "Long Cool Woman" and "The Air That I Breathe".

On September 24, 2009, the Hollies were nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and on December 18, 2009, were announced as inductees, to be inducted on March 15, 2010. Terry Sylvester announced on The Strange Dave Show that the band will be reuniting with Graham Nash and Allan Clarke for a live performance at the induction ceremony. In a recorded interview broadcast on BBC Radio 2 (Radcliffe and Maconie) on Monday 15 February 2010, Tony Hicks expressed his regret that this live reunion would not, in fact, take place, as the band had a previous commitment to play at the London Palladium on the same day.


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