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His father, Jeffrey, led a [[swing music]] band and his mother, Irene, was the singer.<ref>http://www.pearldrum.com/artists/drumset-artists.aspx?id=50</ref> He first studied the piano, but took up the drums at the age of 12.<ref>http://www.chillbone.com/steve-holley.html</ref> |
His father, Jeffrey, led a [[swing music]] band and his mother, Irene, was the singer.<ref>[http://www.pearldrum.com/artists/drumset-artists.aspx?id=50 ]{{dead link|date=August 2014}}</ref> He first studied the piano, but took up the drums at the age of 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chillbone.com/steve-holley.html |title=steve-holley |publisher=Chillbone.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-04}}</ref> |
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In the course of his career, dating back to the early 1970s and including numerous appearances as a sessions musician, he performed and recorded with [[Paul McCartney]], [[Elton John]], [[Kiki Dee]], G.T. Moore & The Reggae Guitars, [[Joe Cocker]], [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]], [[Julian Lennon]],<ref name=Valottesleeve>{{cite AV media notes|title=Valotte |others=[[Julian Lennon]] |year=1984 |type=Inner sleeve |publisher=[[Charisma Records|Charisma]], [[Universal Music Group]] |id=JLLP 1}}</ref> [[Dar Williams]], [[Ben E. King]], and [[Chuck Berry]].<ref>http://www.lipulse.com/art-music/article/the-man-behind-the-stars-interview-with-steve-holley/</ref> In 1978, soon after performing on Elton John's hit single "Ego", a chance meeting in a pub in his hometown of Staines with [[Denny Laine]] resulted in him being invited to join Wings. |
In the course of his career, dating back to the early 1970s and including numerous appearances as a sessions musician, he performed and recorded with [[Paul McCartney]], [[Elton John]], [[Kiki Dee]], G.T. Moore & The Reggae Guitars, [[Joe Cocker]], [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]], [[Julian Lennon]],<ref name=Valottesleeve>{{cite AV media notes|title=Valotte |others=[[Julian Lennon]] |year=1984 |type=Inner sleeve |publisher=[[Charisma Records|Charisma]], [[Universal Music Group]] |id=JLLP 1}}</ref> [[Dar Williams]], [[Ben E. King]], and [[Chuck Berry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lipulse.com/art-music/article/the-man-behind-the-stars-interview-with-steve-holley/ |title=The Man Behind The Stars: Interview with Steve Holley | Long Island Pulse Magazine|publisher=Lipulse.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-04}}</ref> In 1978, soon after performing on Elton John's hit single "Ego", a chance meeting in a pub in his hometown of Staines with [[Denny Laine]] resulted in him being invited to join Wings. |
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Revision as of 21:53, 4 August 2014
Stephen Jeffrey Holley (born c. 1954, London, England) is an English rock music drummer. He was a member of Wings from August 1978 to 1981.
Early years
His father, Jeffrey, led a swing music band and his mother, Irene, was the singer.[1] He first studied the piano, but took up the drums at the age of 12.[2]
Musicians
In the course of his career, dating back to the early 1970s and including numerous appearances as a sessions musician, he performed and recorded with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Kiki Dee, G.T. Moore & The Reggae Guitars, Joe Cocker, Ian Hunter, Julian Lennon,[3] Dar Williams, Ben E. King, and Chuck Berry.[4] In 1978, soon after performing on Elton John's hit single "Ego", a chance meeting in a pub in his hometown of Staines with Denny Laine resulted in him being invited to join Wings.
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "steve-holley". Chillbone.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Valotte (Inner sleeve). Julian Lennon. Charisma, Universal Music Group. 1984. JLLP 1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "The Man Behind The Stars: Interview with Steve Holley | Long Island Pulse Magazine". Lipulse.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
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