The Hollies
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Year:
2010
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Inducted by:
Steven Van Zandt (E Street Band)
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Category:
Performers
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Allan Clarke -
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Bernie Calvert -
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Bobby Elliott -
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Eric Haydock -
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Graham Nash -
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Terry Sylvester -
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Tony Hicks
Introduction
Who can resist a catchy hook, rich harmonies and tuneful melodies?
The Hollies’ music featured all of these and more. Their infectious style landed twenty-two singles on the charts, making them one of the most commercially successfully bands of the British Invasion.
Steven Van Zandt Inducts The Hollies
Steven Van Zandt Inducts The Hollies at the 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
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Steven Van Zandt Inducts The Hollies00:10:12 -
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The Hollies Acceptance Speech00:06:22 -
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"Bus Stop"00:03:15
Hall of Fame Essay
2010
When good reviews translated into sales, the group was chronically underrated by the music press.
When “rock & roll” became “rock” and moved from singles to albums, the band’s American LPs were carelessly assembled and frequently underpromoted. When creative autonomy was a counterculture byword, they simply recorded the best songs they could find, no matter the source.
They weren’t rebellious or scandalous or even terribly hip.
