Jools Holland
Julian Miles Holland , OBE (born January 24, 1958 in Blackheath , London ) is a British pianist, band leader and television presenter.
Live and act
Holland was a founding member of the band Squeeze in 1974 as a keyboardist , which he left in August 1980. He began his solo career in 1978 with the EP Boogie Woogie '78 . In 1987 Holland laid the foundation stone for his 18-piece touring band The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra , which is often reinforced by the singers Sam Brown and Ruby Turner .
His career as a television presenter began as a co-host of the music show The Tube , together with Paula Yates . Since 1992 he has presented the program Later with Jools Holland , in which he introduces well-known artists as well as newcomers in various musical genres.
Jools Holland has played with numerous musical greats, including Van Morrison , Peter Gabriel , David Gilmour , Chuck Berry , BB King , Tom Jones , Sugababes , Ringo Starr , Eric Clapton , Pearl Jam , Norah Jones , Paolo Nutini , Beverley Knight , Sting , James Dean Bradfield , Herbert Grönemeyer , Luther Vandross and many others. He played the piano solo in the Fine Young Cannibals' big hit "Good thing".
In June 2003 Holland was named Officer of the British Empire for his services to the British music industry . On August 29, 2005, Holland married his longtime partner Christabel McEwen, a sculptor, at St James' Church in Cooling , Kent .
Jools Holland also took part in the Concert for George in London's Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2002 with singer Sam Brown . At this concert, a year after George Harrison's death, they were represented with the title Horse to the Water .
Holland lives in Westcombe Park near Blackheath in south-east London .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
|
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| 1990 | World Of His Own |
UK71 (1 week) UK |
First published: 1990
|
| 1996 | Sex & Jazz & Rock 'n' Roll |
UK73 (3 weeks) UK |
First published: 1996
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 1997 | Lift The Lid |
UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: 1997
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 1998 | The best of |
UK90  (4 weeks)UK |
First published: 1998
|
| 2000 | Hop The Wag |
UK82 (5 weeks)UK |
First published: 2000
|
| 2001 | Small World Big Band |
UK8th  × 2
(40 weeks)UK |
First published: 2001
|
| 2002 | More Friends - Small World Big Band 2 |
UK17th (19 weeks)UK |
First published: 2002
|
| 2003 | Jack O The Green - Small World Big Band |
UK39  (10 weeks)UK |
First release: 2003
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2004 | Tom Jones & Jools Holland |
UK5 (15 weeks)UK |
First published: 2004
with Tom Jones |
| 2005 | Swinging The Blues Dancing The Ska |
UK36 (10 weeks)UK |
First release: 2005
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2006 | Moving Out To The Country |
UK45 (5 weeks)UK |
First release: 2006
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2007 | Best of Friends |
UK9 (10 weeks)UK |
First published: 2007
|
| 2008 | The Informer |
UK48 (5 weeks)UK |
First release: 2008
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2010 | Rocking horse |
UK43 (5 weeks) UK |
First release: 2010
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2012 | The Golden Age Of Song |
UK11 (19 weeks)UK |
First release: 2012
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2014 | Sirens Of Song |
UK25th (10 weeks)UK |
First release: 2014
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2015 | Jools & Ruby |
UK39 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: 2015
with Ruby Turner |
| 2016 | piano |
UK78 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: 2016
|
| 2017 | As You See Me Now |
UK24 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: 2017
with José Feliciano |
| 2018 | A Lovely Life To Live |
UK61 (1 week) UK |
First published: 2018
with Marc Almond |
More albums
- 1978: Boogie Woogie '78
- 1981: Jools Holland Meets Rock 'A' Boogie Billiy
- 1991: The Full Completement
- 1992: The AZ Geographer's Guide to the Piano
- 1994: Solo piano
- 1994: Live performance
- 1999: Sunset over London
- 2002: Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues
- 2005: Beat route
- 2011: Jools Holland & Friends
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
|
|||
| 1996 | Count to ten |
UK78 (1 week) UK |
First published: 1996
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 1997 | I'm In A Dancing Mood |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
First published: 1997
with The Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
| 2003 | I'm In The Mood For Love |
UK29 (3 weeks) UK |
First published: 2001
with Jamiroquai |
| 2004 | It'll be me |
UK84 (1 week) UK |
First published: 2004
with Tom Jones |
More singles
- 1992: Together Again (with Sam Brown)
supporting documents
- ↑ Wedding bells for Jools Holland (English) , BBC News . August 30, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK1 UK2
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
Web links
- Jools Holland in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holland, Jools |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holland, Julian Miles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pianist, band leader and television presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blackheath / London |