The Hollies Trivia Questions and Answers
Who are The Hollies?
A: They are an English rock group known for their distinctive three part vocal
harmony style.
The Hollies became one of the leading British groups of
what decade?
A: 1960s.
The band was formed by whom?
A: Allan Clarke and Graham Nash.
When did they form the group?
A: In late 1962 as a Merseybeat type music group in Manchester.
Graham Nash left the group in what year to form the
supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash?
A: 1968.
The Hollies did not achieve major US chart success until
1966 with what song?
A: "Bus Stop".
The Hollies had how many charting singles on the UK Singles
Chart?
A: Over 30.
How many charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100?
A: 22.
They are one of the few British pop groups of the early
1960s that have never officially what?
A: Broken up.
The Hollies were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in what year?
A 2010.
Clarke and Nash became a vocal and guitar duo modeled on
what group?
A: The Everly Brothers.
In 1962, Clarke and Nash joined a Manchester band, the
Deltas, which had just lost what?
A: Two members.
When did the Deltas first call themselves "The Hollies" ?
A: For a December 1962 gig at the Oasis Club in Manchester.
In January 1963, the Hollies performed at the Cavern Club
in Liverpool, where they were seen by who?
A: Parlophone assistant producer Ron Richards, who had been involved in
producing the first Beatles session.
Richards offered them an audition with Parlophone, but
Steele did not want to be a what?
A: "professional" musician and left the band.
For the audition, they replaced Steele with who?
A: Tony Hicks.
The Hollies were signed by Richards, who would produce the
band until what year?
A: 1976.
A song from the audition, "Ain't That Just Like Me", was
released as their debut single in May 1963, and hit what number on the UK
Singles Chart?
A: No.25.
Their second single, another cover of the Coasters, this
time 1957's "Searchin'", hit what number?
A: No.12.
After recording only eight songs for Parlophone, who
decided to leave the band?
A: Rathbone.
Hicks was able to arrange for who to replace Rathbone as
the Hollies' new drummer in August 1963?
A: Bobby Elliott.
The band then scored their first British Top 10 hit in
early 1964 with a cover of what?
A: Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' "Stay", which reached No.8 in the UK.
The Hollies became known for doing cover versions, and they
followed up with what?
A: "Just One Look".
By this time, the Hollies were writing and performing a
substantial amount of what?
A: Original material, written by the group's songwriting team of Clarke, Hicks
and Nash.
Finally, the Hollies broke through in North America with
what original song?
A: "Look Through Any Window".
"Bus Stop" gave the Hollies their first what?
A: U.S. top ten single.
In October 1966, the group's fifth album, For Certain
Because became their first album consisting entirely of what?
A: Original compositions by Clarke, Hicks and Nash.
Released in the US as Stop! Stop! Stop! it reached No.91
there and spawned what US release-only single?
A: "Pay You Back with Interest".
Meanwhile, the Hollies continued to release a steady stream
of international what?
A: Hit singles.