Bobby Elliott, iconic drummer for The Hollies, reveals highlights from his new autobiography It Ain’t Heavy, It’s My Story, a vivid account of sixty years on the frontline of rock ‘n’ roll.
- He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother (Single A-side, Parlophone, 1969)
- Then, Now, Always (Dolphin Days) (Then, Now, Always, EMI, 2010)
- Stay (Single A-side, Parlophone, 1963)
- Just One Look (Single A-side, Parlophone, 1964)
- Yes I Will (Single A-side, Parlophone, 1965)
- Stop Stop Stop (Single A-side, Parlophone, 1966)
- I’m Alive (Single A-side, Parlophone, 1966)
- Peter Sellers & The Hollies – After The Fox (Single A-side, United Artists, 1966)
- Carrie Anne (Single A-side, Parlophone, 1967)
- Man With No Expression (Horses Through A Rainstorm) (The Hollies At Abbey Road 1966-1970, EMI, 1998, rec 1968)
- Just Like A Woman (Hollies Sing Dylan, Parlophone, 1969)
- Touch (Romany, Polydor, 1972)
- The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee (Single A-side, Polydor, 1973)
- Transatlantic Westbound Jet (Hollies, Polydor, 1974)
- The Air That I Breathe (Single A-side, Polydor, 1974)
- Skylarks (50 at Fifty, Parlophone, 2014)
All tracks by The Hollies. This interview was recorded prior to the postponement of The Hollies Road Is Long UK Spring Tour and May 2020 European shows.
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HI there
Where’s ‘BusStop’ ? Surely in the Top 5 performances by Mancester”s best?
Brill…..the Most underrated drummer…..next…..Tony Hicks!
Wonderful stuff! You really do get THE best guests.
Thanks for another great interview. Sometimes it’s more interesting, what an artist does n o t say. Listening to this interview it’s funny, that some members of the band are rarely mentioned. Alan Parsons gets more attention than Allan Clarke. Even Graham Nash is talked about more often. While Bernie Calvert and Terry Sylvester are even less mentioned than Mikael Rickfors. Seems there is some controversy, who actually are the Hollies. It sounds a little bit as if for Elliott and Hicks singers just come and go. While interviews with Clarke and/or Nash give the impression, that t h e y were the Hollies.
I think they all are and we can be happy to have bands like them in our lifetime.