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On April 5, 1942, Allan Clarke of The Hollies was born.
Allan Clarke (singer)
Clarke on TopPop in 1974.
Website: https://www.allan-clarke.co.uk/
Harold Allan Clarke (5 April 1942, Salford, Lancashire, England) is an English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of The Hollies. He retired from performing in 1999, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Career
Harold Allan Clarke and his childhood friend, Graham Nash, began singing together in Manchester while still at school. They formed The Hollies in December 1962 with Vic Steele (lead guitar) and Eric Haydock (bass guitar). In April 1963, they added Tony Hicks (replacing Steele on lead guitar) and Bobby Elliott (replacing Don Rathbone on drums). In 1966, Bernie Calvert replaced Haydock as bass guitarist. Clarke was The Hollies' original lead singer, but also played occasional guitar and harmonica. In the UK, they enjoyed 30 chart singles, plus two further chart entries with re-releases, 17 of which made the Top 10, with two – "I'm Alive" (1965) and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1988 re-issue) – reaching No. 1.
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Clarke on TopPop in 1974.
Website: https://www.allan-clarke.co.uk/
Harold Allan Clarke (5 April 1942, Salford, Lancashire, England) is an English pop rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of The Hollies. He retired from performing in 1999, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Career
Harold Allan Clarke and his childhood friend, Graham Nash, began singing together in Manchester while still at school. They formed The Hollies in December 1962 with Vic Steele (lead guitar) and Eric Haydock (bass guitar). In April 1963, they added Tony Hicks (replacing Steele on lead guitar) and Bobby Elliott (replacing Don Rathbone on drums). In 1966, Bernie Calvert replaced Haydock as bass guitarist. Clarke was The Hollies' original lead singer, but also played occasional guitar and harmonica. In the UK, they enjoyed 30 chart singles, plus two further chart entries with re-releases, 17 of which made the Top 10, with two – "I'm Alive" (1965) and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (1988 re-issue) – reaching No. 1.
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Thu Apr 11, 2024: On April 5, 1942, Allan Clarke of The Hollies was born.
Tue Apr 11, 2023: On April 5, 1942, Allan Clarke of The Hollies was born.
Tue Apr 11, 2023: On this day, April 11, 1966, the last new episode of "Hullabaloo" was broadcast.
Sat Apr 11, 2020: Born, on April 5, 1942: Allan Clarke, of The Hollies
Sat Apr 11, 2020: On this day, April 11, 1966, the last new episode of "Hullabaloo" was aired.