THE HOLLIES (1973) - ABC In Concert

Taped for a 1973 simultaneous TV and FM radio broadcast, direct from the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA, this is the Mikael Rickfors-fronted band performing before an enthusiastic crowd...
"Long Dark Road" / "Carrie-Anne" / "Bus Stop" / "He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother" / "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)"

[@langstynwatson1531]

It’s so great hearing tony sing more

[@brendanaschinski-bp9dj]

Tony is a wonderful singer and performer love his talented man

[@kc0mwl]

They are all such great singers

[@389383]

Bernie was the best! But never got the chance.

[@hannoveredamm432]

Absolutely great line up.

[@vernabailey3516]

I love this It is so beautiful to see them playing And singing it's wonderful..

[@hollyvalera9757]

50 years later, these guys still slay me

[@tinpanally51_36]

Tony Hicks carrying the show

[@AngelaArnold-eu6tx]

Tony is a great lead singer and so wonderful

[@heinzkr.8659]

Heute noch für mich die beste Band der Welt

[@user-im2wx1qo3t]

世界一のバンドグループですよね。若かりし自身を思い出し視聴してます。同世代の最高演奏、トニーのギター🎸最高だね🎉

[@esthergarcia1373]

I never realized how many songs I loved from the Hollies. I didn’t realize they had stayed together for all this time. I had heard they had broken up very early on. So glad they.didn’t. Thanks for posting this video. ❤️🙏🏻

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

Hmm..I;ve been seeing more ABC "In Concerts" getting posted. They haven't been shown since they first aired so I am glad somebody got them out of the ABC archives. Keep posting them!

[@user-yj8qt3wb5w]

トニーの服、可愛😂こんな格好できるのイルカさんぐらいでしょう。違和感なく似合ってるからすごい。可愛さとギターの腕前のギャップがとっても素敵❤

[@RobertCawood-pf9nh]

I love Bobby Elliott, drumming on he ain’t heavy. He is absolutely awesome drummer

[@tammyhorn2122]

I love it when Tony sings❤

[@fulmensarmiento9223]

THE HOLLIES. The best until now. I enjoyed too much this concert. Thanks. 🎼💕

[@steveblomerth]

This version of the band rocks out even more the bass and the drums are allowed to push the tunes even more than on record.

[@jamesbush3665]

Same drummer from the beginning of the band -- Bobby Elliot --Always considered one of the best drummers in the biz -- Started to go bald at young age so in came the hats and later he stated wearing wigs of various colours.

[@duanek6051]

agree great energy with this group able to ut it loose it seems

[@stevegribble8461]

Romany and out the road..absolutely brilliant album's with Mikel as lead singer 😊 all there music is amazing

[@kerstingrafe1599]

Hand gemachte Musik 👍👍👍👍👍bin damit groß geworden war 13 Jahre und stehe Heute noch da zu Super das Jahrzehnt Thomas alias Bambi

[@Harrisonianne]

who were Bambi LOL

[@6828Lu]

Thanks for posting the entire performance! So great. They're rocking pretty hard here - love it.

[@gybiru978]

AND YOU KNOOOW I LOVE YOU

[@kenmdem]

Mikael Rikfor is a good singer and a replacement for Allan Clarke, but couldn't give the sound that the Hollies had when Clarke had with them. Allan was the one that gave the Hollies their sound.

[@alanrockman2469]

SAME problem with Peter Howarth. In fact the current Hollies are just slightly better than a cover band. NO CLARKE, NO NASH, NO SYLVESTER.

[@aroldobacchi4379]

@@alanrockman2469 Perfect!!

[@lorensmith4111]

I love you hollirs desde los 60

[@walterg.wehmuthjr.9191]

Fantastic! Great musicians, great show and a very good line up!

[@AngelaArnold-eu6tx]

Long Dark Road great job Tony as lead singer love it

[@josieann5031]

Took at look at old tour histories. On October 23, 1972 the Hollies with Danny O'Keefe concert at the Palace Theater in Albany NY the ticket price was either $4.50 or $5.00!

[@terrencerohm9773]

My thumb is broken and it's hard to play my guitar.Guys like this aren't show-offs;they're like the best friend who beats up the bully for you.

[@SuperNetwork60]

This is a rare performance & band line-up, Clark had just left the band for a solo career, this is what the band would of looked & sounded like without Clark. I think this film demonstrates just how each one could hold his own as a talent.

[@KieroUnasBotasAGoGo]

I'm still asking why did they fill Allan Clarke's place, it's clear that they as a four-piece band could have done the whole work 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@helmutsecke3529]

... would 'have'...

[@chriskroll4166]

@@KieroUnasBotasAGoGo because they felt like it. Is that a good enough answer for you. It's too bad they didn't call you first and consult with you. 🤡🤡

[@tomhaynes6308]

Allen Clarke was working on solo project at this time at the time. He didn’t sing on the album that produced Long Cool Woman and Long Dark road. He rejoined the band later in 1973. I remember seeing this performance in 1973 on ABC’s “In Concert” and was blown away (still am) at their harmonies. To me Tony Hicks (guitarist, banjo, lead and backup vocals) is just as important to the Hollies unique sound.

[@danielbesser4602]

Tony Hicks is one of the most underrated guitarists, a very talented guitar player who should get more credit for his skills

[@jamiej14544]

Had I been their manager, I would have Michael sing the songs from Romany and Out on the Road, and Tony and Terry sing the original songs that Allen used to sing.

[@chriskroll4166]

And what makes you think that they would listen to you. 🙏

[@jamiej14544]

@@chriskroll4166 because I was their manager! 🙂

[@jamiej14544]

... and my suggestion makes logical sense.

[@chriskroll4166]

@@jamiej14544 you are out of your league on this one. Go away 🤡

[@jamiej14544]

@@chriskroll4166 If I were their manager, I would expect them to listen to my advice. That's what managers are for. Actually, they were doing exactly what I suggest. Terry and Tony sang "Long Cool Woman" and the other tracks Alan sang lead on, leaving Michael Rikfors to sing the tracks from the two albums they recorded with him. It didn't last long, as Alan Clarke returned to the group when his solo career didn't pan out.

[@user-im2wx1qo3t]

素晴らしい😂❤ 何度聴いてもいいですね！

[@artisfilms6237]

I love it!

[@carlosmarioantolin8137]

Increíble!!!!!!!!increíble......

[@josieann5031]

Tony Hicks really gave Long Dark Road his best. It really rocks! Also he wrote the song with Kenny Lynch. Love the Hollies from 1963 through 1999. After 2000 not so much.

[@Bruce15485]

I agree ! However, I have seen the recent Hollies line up about 4 years ago. They did a good job as with Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliot as they only original members. I enjoyed the show with the understanding this was about as good as it was going to get under the current circumstances.

[@nicholassakamoto2455]

JosieAnn, I’ve been a Hollies fan for 3 years, and I prefer their music during their Clarke, Hicks, and Nash years. Clarke, Hicks, and Sylvester, not so much, except for maybe 5 songs those being, “He Ain’t Heavy”, “Gasoline Alley Bred”, “Long Cool Woman”, “The Air That I Breathe”, and “Amnesty”

[@KieroUnasBotasAGoGo]

I think it's because he's the second voice on the studio recording of the song. Its practically a Clarke/Hicks harmony all through the song

[@highpath4776]

Would have been interesting to See Kenny Lynch guesting in Vocals on TV show

[@felixromero6663]

I"ve loved all the time

[@MarigoldGloriaSwansong]

7:02 anyone else notice Mikael’s guitar strap comes off at the start of Bus Stop? I don’t think he ever gets it back on. He did a great job singing, though. It’s also great hearing Tony sing this much. Without Allan, it misses a lot of the energy (energy that Bobby’s drumming in particular calls for) but they’re all good singers. Listen to the original tracks from Romany and Out On The Road. Downriver in particular is proof that Mikael is a fantastic singer in his own right.

[@edwardhodgkinson8268]

Wish they would have let Tony sing more .

[@edwardhodgkinson8268]

Where is Allen ? Don't know this guy? Love hearing Tony sing . I'm a fan.

[@Harrisonianne]

13:25 es la prueba de que es una canción hecha por los "Hollies restantes" en la grabación de estudio: Bobby Elliott, Tony Hicks y Bernie Calvert. Allan Clarke que hace de guitarra solista aquí no aparece pero el sonido de ésta versión en directo si deja ver el cambio de papeles que hizo con Tony Hicks (que era el guitarra solista habitual) no hay nada que sustituir aquí salvo la suave voz de Terry Sylvester. A mi parecer para Long Cool Woman le faltó algo de potencia, pero no está tan mal y creo que es una gran versión, no creo que la audiencia estuviera equivocada ...

[@pezzyy99]

No Hollies without Alan Clarke!!!!!

[@stevepaul6955]

Sorry, Mikal Rickfors doesn't cut it.

[@erickjason9092]

HEY! Wheres the singer?!?!? Alan Clarke!

[@benjohnson4810]

I hate to bring attention to this, but @ 3:18, Tony and Terry stepped away from the mic and their voices were still singing the harmonies. Everything seems to be live about this, but what the hell was that? I don't think Bobby and Bernie were singing at all.

[@Harrisonianne]

Bernie Calvert (? Organ/keyboards 🤔 where is he

[@Malc2311]

Left side stage, you can see him behind the organ at the 4:10 mark... and then back on bass for 'Carrie Anne'

[@Harrisonianne]

@@Malc2311 Thanks a lot for pointing him out. Now I can see him there, behind. I would have loved if he were given a close-up from where is he seen playing organ in this song. How great and talented musicians are they.

[@clintdaniels7418]

Who is singing Long Cool Woman here?

[@Malc2311]

Terry Sylvester

[@NLKINK]

Where was Bernie Calvert?

[@389383]

On keyboards and bass.

[@batphink2655]

Though he was brilliant it seems they didn't really need Alan Clarke I knew they could sing but not like this WOW! Seems all but the drummer were LEAD SINGERS!

[@NYCHFAN]

This is The Hollies? Not the same Hollies I remember. Sounds like a cover band. 😢

[@daviddeborahgreen9731]

You can tell they have lost their mojo without Harold (allan) to keep them tight! Love the vocals of tony & terry but Mikael is flat. Back in Adelaide au being 14 with a B&W 26in Stromberg Carlson T.V. i saw nothing of this and had no idea what they looked like. At least the audience seemed to appreciate them enough to get their moneys worth.

[@chriskroll4166]

Harold ? Are u drunk 🤡

[@Harrisonianne]

Ay no el Chris Troll ataca de nuevo

[@chriskroll4166]

@@Harrisonianne Guaco de salva noneetis

[@tedbartlettvideochannel5740]

@@chriskroll4166 did you not know Harold was his real name? Haha I thought so 😝

[@stewartsnape2936]

Not the same without Clarke,

[@junalonso5296]

l less like the Hollies without Allan Clark

[@st7728]

Aweful.

[@waynecote31]

These guys are imposter's,,, totally not the real Hollies...

[@Malc2311]

3 of them are from the hit making mid-60s era so to call them all imposters is a tad far fetched…

[@hertstraveller]

They are all from the 60's Hollies lineup apart from Mikael Rickfors

[@reneemallicone6839]

The 2 guitar players were in the original Hollies Band. That guy singing is horrid! Change the name. These aren't The Hollies anymore.

[@reneemallicone6839]

@@hertstraveller The only Band member that counts is missing. That guy couldn't hold a candle to Clark on his best day.

[@hertstraveller]

@@reneemallicone6839 The bass player and drummer are also from the 60s Hollies lineup. Clark left for 2 years in 1972 and the Hollies got a replacement singer whilst he was trying to get a solo career

[@reneemallicone6839]

Not the Hollies without Clark as lead singer. That dude singing in his place sucks. What a shame. Change the name because this isn't the Hollies.

[@garyharty3108]

every band mainly gets their sound from the singers with out Nash nothing like them before

[@petersall5355]

Erm, Hicks and Elliot obviously have a different opinion from you. You’re just a nobody.

[@drewdemien481]

The soundman musta been hammered becaise he fuxked the sound up oretty good