Holly Golightly

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Holly Golightly (* 7. September 1966 as Holly Golightly Smith in London , England ) is a British singer and songwriter.

Holly Golightly 2005 in Munster

As a friend of Thee Headcoats drummer Bruce Brand, Golightly was asked by the band to sing something spontaneously when the headcoats performed. Her performance convinced frontman Billy Childish so much that shortly afterwards he founded Thee Headcoatees with Golightly as a singer (1991).

After four years she left the group and released her debut album The Good Things in 1995 , which, in contrast to the Headcoatees releases ( garage rock ), combined different musical styles ( blues , folk , jazz , rock 'n' roll , 60s pop ). More singles, EPs and albums followed. Golightly worked on them repeatedly with other musicians, including the White Stripes on their album Elephant (Song: It's True That We Love One Another ), Mudhoney , Rocket from the Crypt and in the song There's an end by the Greenhornes. Jack White of the White Stripes wrote the liner notes for their album Truly She's None Other (2003).

In 2005 two of her songs appeared on the soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch's film Broken Flowers . In addition to her own songs, the music collector covers unknown songs, especially from the soul repertoire of the 1960s. Since 2007 she has appeared mostly with Lawyer Dave as the duo Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs . Her music has changed a lot towards folk over the years.

Discography

  • 1994 Jiggy Jiggy with Holly Golightly EP 7 "(PAD 013)
  • 1995 The Good Things LP (DAMGOOD 65)
  • 1995 Virtually Happy 7 "(DAMGOOD 75)
  • 1996 Mary-Ann EP 7 "(PAD 026)
  • 1996 No Big Thing 7 "(KETCH 15UP)
  • 1996 Laugh It Up LP (ASKLP 056) (re-released 2006 DAMGOOD 260)
  • 1996 Girl In The Shower 7 "(SE7 10)
  • 1996 Pinky Please Come Back 7 "(SE7 11)
  • 1996 Come The Day / You 7 "(DAMGOOD 110)
  • 1997 Believe Me EP Do7 "(SFTRI 471)
  • 1997 Painted On LP (SFRTI 474)
  • 1998 Up The Empire LP (SFTRI 506) (live)
  • 1998 Serial Girlfriend LP (DAMGOOD 156)
  • 1999 Listen / Rain Down Rain 7 "(KRS 344)
  • 2000 God Don't Like It LP (DAMGOOD 180)
  • 2001 (Holly Golightly & Dan Melchior) Desperate Little Town LP (SFTRI 591)
  • 2001 The Main Attraction LP (DAMGOOD 189)
  • 2001 Singles Round Up DoLP (DAMGOOD 190) (Singles Compilation)
  • 2003 Walk A Mile 7 "(DAMGOOD 220)
  • 2003 Truly She's None Other LP (DAMGOOD 213)
  • 2004 Down At Gina's At Three LP (SFTRI 734) (live)
  • 2004 Slowly But Surely LP (DAMGOOD 232)
  • 2005 On The Fire 7 "(DAMGOOD 233)
  • 2005 My First Holly Golightly Album LP (DAMGOOD 242) (Compilation)
  • 2006 Down The Line (DAMGOOD)
  • 2006 Christmas Tree On Fire 7 "(DAMGOOD 275)
  • 2007 (Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs) You Can't Buy A Gun When You're Crying (DAMGOOD 283)
  • 2008 (Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs) My 45 7 "(DAMGOOD 314)
  • 2008 (Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs) Dirt Don't Hurt (DAMGOOD 315)
  • 2009 (Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs) Devil Do EP (Transdreamer Records)
  • 2010 (Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs) Medicine County (DAMGOOD)
  • 2011 (Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs) No Help coming (Transdreamer Records)
  • 2015 Slowtown Now (DAMGOOD 444)
  • 2018 Do The Get Along (DAMGOOD498)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Winkler: Review: Holly Golightly: Slowtown Now: Even dead JJ Cale can't manage such a relaxed slow-motion country. Musikexpress , August 21, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Golightly, Holly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Holly Golightly (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British alternative punk rock singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH London