The Hollies Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2010 Part 3 of 4

The Hollies are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, on March 15, 2010.

[@Bruce15485]

It's a shame Tony Hicks was not present at the ceremony !!! His voice, songwriting, and lead guitar work was and still is the sound of The Hollies !

[@marileneparanhos3454]

Yes, It's a shame!

[@Harrisonianne]

He wouldn't show up bc of Terry Sylvester... I'm 99 percent sure (they ended their friendship in a bitter way) . At the end it was better as this because Terry Sylvester was drunk on stage and throwing The Hollies dignity (as a band) to waste

[@Ryanookami]

@@Harrisonianne Tony and drummer were not there because they were playing that night as the Hollies elsewhere!!!

[@dphotos007]

AC to me is and always be the lead voice of the Hollies. He does not sing anymore and is retired. Go look at his old live clips while in his prime. He was special.

[@billybees3796]

Clark was something else awesome!

[@michellelambert8729]

Omg he sure is special!

[@jeanettesmith765]

He was amazing, and I was so in love with him as a teen!

[@tessflores785]

Allan Clarke, simply awesome. Some men gets to look sexier as they age. Allan is one.

[@plasticpenguin1]

Just echoing the others: great to see Allan Clarke looking so good, and able to grace the stage once more.

[@novapup2001]

The Hollies are are truly a band's band. Considering their longevity and relevance in each of their membership phases, they more than deserve their induction. Great to see them together in a nice LIVE performance. BeeGees standing O, wow - one of The Hollies' few peers in vocal harmonies. Thank you Sapph for the post.

[@johnny0468]

Eric recently passed away , he was a good friend of mine ,he taught me a lot about 'life on the road' as he called it... , i called it something else ,he was a master of trickery , i learnt so much in the 10 days i spent driving from sisco to tijuana ... it was a real education ... i loved eric even when he was teaching me about 'life on the road' as he called it...we would settle down around 8 am in our motel , eric would put his dressing gown on and would watch 'E' channel , he loved it,and i would watch it too with him ... he was a one of a kind and i enjoyed every second of his company.. ... seeya soon eric ...xx .... wheres jimmys afghan coat you promised me? 😂😆 xx - seeya soon haddock xx

[@bedwarsgb4523]

Lucky man

[@johnny0468]

here i am again watching my pal eric fluffing his speach ,missing him so so much - i love you eric .xxx

[@fatimafeliciano]

They are simply part of my life, here in Brazil .... Lots of happiness to them ... The same happiness they always brought to me .... Thanks a lot guys, including the absents ....

[@neilbeeston268]

in brazil? wow that far

[@susantodd3233]

@@neilbeeston268 Not surprised so talented. Have you heard of The La's? For a lesser known band their fans spread all over the world too.

[@HappyNeilHarvey]

great band. Happy that they got their long overdue place in the rock and roll hall of fame.Long overdue.

[@zuck21]

one of my favorite bands so glad for this wonderful day that they were inducted ..it is about time ..so may wonderful records..even when graham left terry and alan wrote great songs too..check out the albums from the late sixtees to the early seventies great stuff...thank you alan, graham , bobby , eric , bernie tony and terry ....

[@PocoPortillo]

I was so lucky to be a military brat.We lived in England from 68' to 74' and always watched for the Hollies on "Top of The Pops". We saw the live in 71'.Lot's of great songs to sing to the Hollies never let me down.

[@birdyvee]

Hearing them sing live is like magic and takes me back to when I saw their concert and met them in 1997 for my 13th Birthday - still the best night out ever and I still treasure every memory I have of that night

[@kellymccartney659]

the hollies will be always a great band, great music..

[@Poopaloo55]

Bernie's so sweet...bless 'im!!

[@kellymccartney659]

always loved the hollies

[@bitscolumn]

I only wish that Tony and Bobby could have been there too.

[@Carpenterdane]

Tony, Bobby, and the other guys were playing The London Palladium. It had been booked for a year. They only found out about this induction about month before. I am one of the 1000 fans that emailed the RRHOF to induct them. It was way overdue, hellfire!

[@neilbeeston268]

@@Carpenterdane i would have gone ... played london later only get one shot... instead fake members appear!

[@colinmcphan]

@@neilbeeston268 You don't know your Hollies history then. How in the world is Allan Clarke and Graham Nash fake Hollies when they were there at the beginning? On top of that Alan was the voice of the Hollies for decades! How come you don't call them the fake Hollies when Alan isn't there? How about showing respect to ALL the core members of the Hollies!

[@neilbeeston268]

@@colinmcphan never said they wasn't I meant the other members.. They wasn't original... Need to learn to read..

[@neilbeeston268]

@@colinmcphan also I happen to be a massive fan of the hollies... So I was expressing a opinion...

[@Poopaloo55]

@Knugabug Once upon a time elders were respected for their wisdom and life's work. What happened to us? Allan's fans will always remember him in his prime...so handsome and talented....that's the same man up there.

[@ilahildasissac1943]

People got stupid. I am an 80's teen, I an a young elder now. Young people's disrespect irks me.

[@SuperGogetem]

I just realized how much "Bus Stop" sounds like The Beatles' "The Things We Said Today".

[@tkconnell]

Why did I not hear the Hollies as much as much as I heard the Beatles in the 1960s? I have always loved the HOLLIES.

[@jeanettesmith765]

I heard them regularly on the radio in Texas, and I was one of their biggest fans along with the DC 5.

[@lindanicola]

I heard them a lot on the radio and I was little. They , I believe were on the Ed Sullivan Show or American Bandstand.

[@vrinda5303]

@@lindanicola They did American Bandstand, but not The Ed Sullivan Show.

[@jrt9]

Long Cool Woman was very crucial in my musical journey .

[@faeryquene]

This is just bittersweet-I got tears in my eyes lol! I loved the speeches (except Stevie's long-winded 'essay' or whatever that was) and I loved seeing Terry put his arm around Allan briefly. I see no bitterness just gratitude and joy for being (finally) honored by the Hall for all of their hard work.

[@susanhewett8174]

The lovely Allan Clarke looks well and is as gorgeous as he was 40 or 50 years ago.

[@jeanettesmith765]

Yes, when he was talking, my crush started returning!

[@kavilivinglife]

The hollies alan Clark . tony hicks in hall of fame for 50 or 60 years famous thats true . Great uk British invasion rock the best one of the best ever congratulations very welcome I love it

[@phoobingcamel]

Thanks so much for posting these. I'm so glad I've been able to see dear Allan performing Hollies songs live one more time. It may be over 10 years since he retired but he's still the man! Sure his voice has changed but the magic is still there. Nice one Allan!

[@ladynice75]

So great, to see a legendary band like the Hollies singing along with a rising huge succes band like Maroon 5 with singer Adam Levine... this is so memorable! :)

[@G8GT364CI]

These guys really deserve it and belong there unlike the vast majority of the inductees who wouldn't know rock n roll if it bit them on the ass.

[@KieroUnasBotasAGoGo]

Tardaron años en ser inducidos desde que se les mencionó por vez primera a finales de los 80s y todavía creen que no son infravalorados

[@eddie12454]

Oh those Hollies hits Great band and great to see Alan. God luv 'im.

[@Poopaloo55]

I'm SO HAPPY!! Congratulations lads!!! 'What a trip this has been...' so true. Thanks a million Vrinda x Linda.

[@SenorZorrozzz]

They had such a long string of hits over many decades

[@KieroUnasBotasAGoGo]

8:26 to have Barry and Robin Gibb praising/enjoying The Hollies venue is a very emotional moment - They said The Hollies were as influential or even much more influential for them than The Beatles

[@johnny0468]

i watch this video every now and then,it makes me miss eric a little less,he was more than just the bassist in the hollies,he was a very funny man,he tried fleecing me many times,and he did when we were in the usa but i fleeced him too,he taught me a lot,but on our return to england from the usa i filled his bag with sanitory towels after he had knicked loads of toilet roll!! god knows why!?so i swapped them with sanitory towels!! and he got stopped in the uk by customs !!.. he wasnt happy.....but i was!! one all i thought,,,,,eric taught me soooooooo much in the 10 days we were travelling,i have stories that i'll treasure ...x thanks eric .xx u git,u legend,it was unforgettable ..but expensive ...ha ha ha xx

[@erikcampoy]

Wonderful! Lovely to see these guys playing together again like old friends

[@flimflamracin]

Great to see the Hollies in Hall of fame,but they really should have invited Rikfors..he helped them keep going when Allan left,and Rikfors was a great singer himself.

[@hauntboy]

Agreed. He made 'The Baby' his own. No one could sing it quite like him.

[@tikitorturedmf]

So none of them thanked Graham Gouldman? Seriously? He only wrote two of their biggest hits....Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window. LOVE the Hollies. Incredible band. Incredible musicians.

[@westcellhouse]

Honest music never fades away

[@carrieanne1967]

Thak you my friend - Hollies Forever !!!

[@goodwilj]

Timeless tunes, Love them

[@paulsummerside]

Tony, Allan and Graham were some of the driving force of the Hollies, in the early and most recognizable history. Tony is still doing a great job of carrying on the band forward. Graham tbh is I will admit opinionated, but he does the narrator thing very well, because, or inspite of his ego. He has been fortunate to have been involved in two brilliant bands, in both the Hollies and CSN/CSN&Y.

[@faeryquene]

I think it's lovely too-he even gave Terry a mention.

[@johnny0468]

its just over a year since my pal eric buggered off and i needed my fix of hearing his voice and seeing his cheeky face that i loved to see when we worked together,i say work,he taught me all the tricks to avoid working properly ,i learnt from the best and i miss him dearly.....im sure he owes me money from our adventures but i'll get it off him eventually...miss you so much eric.xxx

[@gomerpyle2760]

Friggin So good!

[@obbor4]

Some years back, as a returning to school student at Cypress College (in Orange County, Ca.), I was walking into the library as Graham Nash (who was giving a talk about computer enlarged, wall and building sized portraits in one of the lecture halls, which I later attended) and made brief eye-contact with the man. I was too shy to speak, but I knew, that he knew, I knew who he was. I had thought about what I would have said, had I said it at that time. It would have been just this: "Hollies!!!"

[@sapphiretaurus]

Bernie is the guy in the tan jacket. The guy at 2:49 is Eric Haydock, the Hollies' original bassist. The person putting the names on the screen got it wrong.

[@skuxxpenmiistaa2273]

Yes thought that!

[@michellelambert8729]

I noticed that, too.

[@johnny0468]

yep that was eric fluffing his lines.which made eric so individual and funny ..he was ace and everyone who got to know him loved him dearly ...i know i did .....xx

[@skinnyskaller]

Bus Stop, one of the greatest singles of the Brit invasion... of the Sixties as a whole, actually

[@richardcook2606]

The real reason that Allan stopped touring was to look after his wife who was very ill with breast cancer

[@johnny0468]

Eric Haydock and Rick Harrison were probably the two coolest people ive had the privilege to know ,they didnt give a shit about anything that really wasnt important ,i loved being part of their lives,Rick was my boss and i'd say best boss ever ,i loved him,he was one in a million,sooooooo funny,he was a legend in my eyes,,,Eric the same ,ive never met anyone like him ,he was a 24hour grifter,he loved winding people up and getting free stuff from them but not in a nasty way,i felt he was teaching me and i learnt a lot ,it was a crash course! i loved them both n cant wait to see them again in a few years.......im a lucky chap to have known them xx

[@veraluciasc]

Vrinda, your great work, wonderful!! View ALLAN CLARKE singing, was a great emotion!!! Millions of thanks

[@sapphiretaurus]

Allan's shouting, "Let's go!" at 6:53. His voice sounds as strong as it did when he was in his twenties! What a man, what a performer! He's still got it!

[@birdonet]

WOOOOUUUUUUU !!!!!!! THE HOLLIES FOREVER !!!!

[@pastorprado5271]

One of the British invasion groups that I liked the most. They deserved this induction long ago.Better late than never.

[@chrisbacos]

A good bass player too.

[@jacquelinedavies3483]

Love Terry in his Liverpool Shirt, his 'beloved' footy team, great speech, got the audience laughing, what a nice man, Bernie so humble, Eric funny too, Graham's speech so boring, Allan, looking well, a great band, great music, should have been inducted many years ago, shameful!

[@Dara604]

Jacqueline Davies Graham's speech is not boring, I think it's lovely!

[@neilbeeston268]

who is eric?

[@hauntboy]

@@neilbeeston268 Original bass player. They put the wrong name up for him. He's the one who fumbles his speech a bit.

[@KieroUnasBotasAGoGo]

Rip Eric

[@roots66]

Thanks a mil Miss V, you've done a fantastic service to us Fuse-deprived masses! Ah Eric, man of few words as always...

[@johnny0468]

watching this again to see my friend eric ,thats the beauty of you tube video recording, and of course photos im fortunate to have all of these of my pal eric who i loved dearly but seeing this clip always cheers me up when i need to see him and hear his voice....i love you eric ,i hope they have you tube in heaven as i want you to go say hello my dad albert sapcote and look after him till i get there - p.s dont be trying to fleece him ya bugger !!! xxxx miss you both sooooooo much xxxx

[@johnny0468]

great speech by eric and typically eric .. love you eric x

[@nanb.8953]

Really disappointed that Terry Sylvester wasn't acknowledged more. In my opinion he and not Nash deserved the award. Could be it's because my favorite songs by the Hollies was after Graham Nash left the band. "He ain't heavy, Air that I breathe, and Long Cool Woman" had nothing to do with Graham Nash.

[@vrinda5303]

They all got the award. Graham was an original member of the band and was there when they had their first hits, so he does deserve it.

[@ricochofsky8293]

Props to Sid McGinnis of the CBS Orchestra for playing Tony Hicks' lead guitar part on "Bus Stop" -- a beautiful lick.

[@johnny0468]

i love eric haydock.....he was a legend especially in this speech,funny and endearing xx

[@fortinogonzalez848]

The Hollies Forever 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@margerock51]

WOW!! This is a dream come true, you deserve this, boys and much more. Allan you are still our sexy man, love you always. Thank you Vrinda for this precious jewel!!

[@Amaizingra]

A classic and legend song....still I wasn’t born ..lol

[@barbarapineda5730]

I'm glad they were accepted. Longs times yrs 2010,

[@johnny0468]

still miss you Eric x hope your looking after Rick xxx

[@Kerkopes]

I realize that the Paul Shaffer Band gave the performance a full, rich sound, but wouldn't it have been more fun and interesting to see ALL the Hollies on stage performing. [Like the Eagles did at their induction performance.]

[@indotravis]

ya era hora que esten en el salon de la fama, se lo tienen bine merecido the Holies forever,, saludos desde Peru,.

[@AromaClinical]

Terry, in your next life you need to be a comedian!! Great video...thank you for posting

[@johnny0468]

doesnt seem like 2 years since my last comment !! im still missing eric but now my old boss and friend rick harrison has now left us,rick will be missed by his family and friends but im sure he will be welcomed by his good friend eric,i cant imagine the chaos eric and rick will be causing but im sure they will be pleased to see each other again and im sure rick will be getting abused financially by eric as im sure his few year head start has given him a tactical start on rick but to be fair rick is used to that already ...i will miss both of these characters but im glad they are together and i feel sorry for myself when my time comes as i dont stand a chance!! xx

[@Chimbo65]

2:40 They `ve put Bernie Calverts name under Eric Haydock. Bernie comes on right after Eric. Terry is great.

[@johnny0468]

im sure as someone who knew eric well he will be happy about that mistake and bernie will now be getting chased by erics debtors....ha ha h ha .xx

[@juniorjr4741]

Banda sensacional

[@claudec2588]

Who else noticed Paul Shaffer and his band backing up?

[@VictorLopez-fd4xn]

Hermosa banda sonora de nuestras vidas felicitaciones!

[@johnny0468]

eric was a friend of mine and i dreamt about him last night,it was a strange dream but very real and i woke up soon after in the middle of the night,i was very upset and i chatted to him (where ever he is) until i fell asleep ...seeing this cheers me up no end just hearing his voice cos this is how eric was,natural and very funny a real star who everyone loved...long live eric...captain haddock xx

[@joeherbert7555]

Can someone list the speakers in order. I got Allan Clarke and Graham Nash, but didn't catch the other speakers. I agree Tony should have been here, but he was doing a gig elsewhere, so he's excused. This performance was surprisingly just ok. Not sure we needed Levine and his buddies on stage along for the ride but whatever. Nice to see the brothers Gibb in attendance!

[@sapphiretaurus]

Graham is still singing, Kev. It was he who helped Allan, along with a vocal teacher, help him get ready for this performance. I doubt Graham would be doing so if his voice was gone.

[@G8GT364CI]

Yes you can hear Graham still singing the very high harmonies during the chorus.

[@LG-kl3co]

With respect .I think you might want to read Bobby Elliotts book. Bobby suggests that Allans problem was not that he couldn't sing but the fact that he was alcoholic and had been in and out of Rehab for the problem. The disclosure about his voice going was more in Allans mind due to the booze. It sort of makes sense now as he certainly sounds pretty good on his CD Resurgence now he has his act together. As regards Nash helping him, ......Graham never misses an opportunity , does he :+) ?

[@sapphiretaurus]

@nuipret Thank you, Kev. All is well here. If Tony Hicks had been there, there might not have been a need for Adam and Jesse to be there, but since Tony wasn't able to come, and Allan was not sure he could sing well at all, someone had to be there to provide additional harmonies. I agree about the mike. I don't know who did that, but he'd better hope no one ever finds out his name. Thanks again and take care, too!

[@robmccluskey6906]

Terry in his Liverpool top :)

[@mary-anneryzniczuk4458]

Rob McCluskey and

[@robmccluskey6906]

and... erm, what ?

[@brianbuckley4608]

Mary-Anne Ryzniczuk u

[@kevvome]

i play some guitar and (so many people have said) can sing a good song too. that's it though mate! but who said graham can't sing anymore? it's news to me! in an interview given after this induction, graham said allan thanked him for giving him the confidence to sing again.i don't know if nash is still doing the showbiz circuit but it bet he is, if so then he can surely belt out a few of his many hits? maybe allan could make it back too? i can only hope.

[@lindahenderson3050]

Graham Nash is still performing in fact he will be performing here in New Zealand very soon April 2024 he obviously must still have his voice! Unfortunately for Graham he left The Hollies just before arguably their biggest hit 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother!' He joined Crosby, Stills Nash (& Young) to go in a different direction, I feel there is no comparison with that song and 'Our House!' but them the breaks!

[@516choochoo]

It should be called the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame now, everybody and every genre gets in now.

[@sapphiretaurus]

@phoobingcamel You're welcome! Allan is the man!

[@sierradanecapps8216]

I would have liked to have heard Allan Clarke sing the lead by himself.

[@torchkit]

@Knugabug Well, that was 27 years ago. And they were already in their 40's in 1983. Time marches on.

[@skuxxpenmiistaa2273]

Try late 30s

[@TheJazzlady40]

bus stop my fav Hollies Song

[@kevvome]

hi vrinda! everything ok i hope? yeah,my thoughts entirely. my reply was for donthebassman who wrote that neither allan nor graham could sing any more. i doubted that was the case as i'm sure i would have read it or heard from someone somewhere. there's only one allan clarke vrinda, we both know that. no matter WHO fronted the hollies (and like i said earlier, i was a huge fan of carl wayne) it was never gonna be the TRUE hollies without allan. thank god for dvds and cds though!!.

[@vrinda5303]

Hi, Kev. Are you still on KZbin? Write back when you can.

[@kevvome]

Hi Vrinda! Yes, still on youtube! Hope all ok for you back home? Good to hear from you after so long.

[@sapphiretaurus]

It's been a while! I hope all is well, my friend from Northern England!

[@Pwrcritter]

Save the drinks for afterward lol.

[@kevvome]

Yeah, a nice guy is Bernie. i saw him in 1990. he was bald and had a moustache. He was/is a born again Christian so he was with his own group. It was great to see a true legend.

[@56dinosaur]

Bernie Calvert was always religious, and has devoted his post-Hollies career to Catholic religous music. Even when touring with The Hollies between 1966-1980 , he always found a local church to attend.

[@tessflores785]

I always like Bernie too. Talented like rest and quite a looker too.

[@user-yg3vw7ci8o]

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[@eyeballll]

Where in the hell is Bobby Elliott and Tony Hicks?

[@JamesBond-lq7bs]

eyeball the hollies on a tour in the UK that had already been scheduled, the hall wanted them for 3 days which would have meant cancelling 2 dates and letting fans down which isnt the hollies style.

[@paulsummerside]

The current line-up are touring. But a nice touch having some original members there to pick up the award.

[@femaibenrigiel7958]

Thank God Tony and Bobby were on tour. The perfect excuse to not attend this circus where Nash and Clarke as usual thought that all the show were about them.

[@Gazpacho8]

Maybe not as great as 50 years ago, but he can still sing, there are plenty of videos with CSN showing him singing perfectly fine. Even if they did suck-which they don't-you can see them singing bus-stop without Nobody and Whothefuckisthat on other videos. I would still rather see the authentic band. Brain Wilson for example can't sing 1/8th as well as he did in his heyday but I would still rather see him sing then what is essentially a cover band.

[@patriciotroncoso4764]

The best....band..from the british invasion...to me

[@Donthebassman60]

The other two guys you are referring to were actually the vocals you heard. And they did a great job of it. Allan has very little left and his microphone was off and Graham's was really low. I thank these two singers because without them it would have been as embarassing as when Edi Brigati sang at the Rascals induction.

[@hf1556]

The last tune of their album twenty great sounds from the North is their best,He Ain't Heavy,he's my brother.

[@johnny0468]

just wanted to hear erics voice again...xxx😇

[@midianholic]

Graham Nash - supreme professional.

[@acoustic61]

Graham Nash thinks he's the only one in the band.

[@garethwynnvernon6329]

I never truly appreciated how much of a fucking butt-plug Graham Nash really is!! Go fuck yourself Nash and don't let the door hit your Ass on the way out!!

[@thenewmodfather]

Have never liked him such an arrogant prick

[@johnny0468]

yep i totally agree....a band is a band ,,,,,great musicians them all...

[@blackmore4]

Also agree. Nash is so fucking pompous and smug.

[@holydiver73]

The Hollies were better than the Beatles. FACT! And why the hating on Graham Nash on here? What he said was really humble and heartfelt

[@sapphiretaurus]

@kskyberg You're welcome, Knut! It's a pleasure.

[@hellboywithhorns5945]

how many times did nash say i, not we, us.....just i, me...........alot!!!

[@garethwynnvernon6329]

that's what I was thinking ...what a fucking bagrash he is....Me me me me, I,I I,I,.....fuck off Nash and pass the microphone you tube

[@jimbuck2996]

Nash quit the Hollies to join up with druggies. Why the hell is he the chief spokesman? What a jerk!

[@blackmore4]

He was definitely involved in some great music but the guy is beyond insufferable.

[@josefinagonzalez2549]

That's why Tony and Bobby did not go,they knew Nash was going to do that.Nash didn't deserved to be there.

[@LG-kl3co]

Oooh can I join the Nash hate squad because the more I hear him the more I am in tune with you guy's His sorry comment about his wife Susan says it all.

[@kskyberg]

Thanks for posting, Vrinda! First time I've seen this!

[@kevvome]

Well put amy friend. All this talk abut AC not being able to cut the mustard anymore is laughed at by the people in the know. And the example if Brian Wilson is a good one. He is a shadow of his former self but (like you and i) people still want to see and hear him because he is a true legend. ood posting mate.

[@gillesbertacco]

@llangrove Yeah... Unfortunately it ISN'T Bernie, it's Eric Haydock. These Boons from the Network blended the wrong name in. Bernie Calvert is the guy telling his children to go to bed!

[@Amaizingra]

But this video was recorded from your tv.screen and not is direct HD…😤

[@ginacable5376]

Nash mentioned everyone except Allan.

[@vrinda5303]

He did mention Allan.

[@jonburrows2883]

And gave him a kiss