The Hollies

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The Hollies are an English pop/rock band formed in the early 1960s, best known for their distinctive vocal harmonies and hits like "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress."

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The Hollies canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical group
rock band
activeYearsStart 1962
associatedAct Allan Clarke (solo artist)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
surface form: Crosby & Nash

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Graham Nash
surface form: Graham Nash (solo artist)
awardReceived Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
surface form: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2010

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
countryOfOrigin England
formedIn 1962
early 1960s
genre beat music
folk rock
pop rock
psychedelic pop
rock
soft rock
sunshine pop
hasCharacteristic vocal harmonies
hasChartSuccessIn Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasPart Another Night
Butterfly (album)
Distant Light
Evolution (album)
Hollies Live Hits
Hollies Sing Dylan
Hollies Sing Hollies
Romani
surface form: Romany

The Hollies (album)
hasWebsite https://www.theholliesofficial.com/
influencedBy Buddy Holly
The Everly Brothers
languageOfWork English
member Allan Clarke
Bernie Calvert
Bobby Elliott
Don Rathbone
Eric Haydock
Graham Nash
Ian Parker
Mikael Rickfors
Ray Stiles
Steve Lauri
Terry Sylvester
Tony Hicks
namedAfter Buddy Holly
notableFor distinctive three-part vocal harmonies
notableSongwriter Allan Clarke
Graham Nash
Tony Hicks
notableWork Bus Stop
Carrie Anne
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
surface form: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

I Can't Let Go
I'm Alive
Jennifer Eccles
Just One Look
King Midas in Reverse
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
Look Through Any Window
On a Carousel
Stay
Stop Stop Stop
The Air That I Breathe
placeOfOrigin Lancashire
Manchester
recordLabel EMI
Epic Records
Imperial Records
Parlophone
Polydor Records

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British Invasion notableBand The Hollies
Hello Mary Lou hasCoverVersionBy The Hollies
Lay Lady Lay hasCoverVersionBy The Hollies
Graham Nash memberOf The Hollies
Hey Girl hasNotableCoverVersionBy The Hollies
Poison Ivy hasCoverVersion The Hollies
"Only Sixteen" hasNotableCoverVersionBy The Hollies
subject surface form: Only Sixteen
The Crickets associatedAct The Hollies
The Crickets influenced The Hollies