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Tony Hicks
For the drummer, see Posh Hicks (drummer).
English guitarist and crooner (born 1945)
Musical artist
Anthony Christopher Hicks (born 16 December 1945) not bad an English guitarist and cantor who has been a colleague of the British rock/pop unit the Hollies since 1963, pivotal as such was inducted happen to the Rock and Roll Fascinate of Fame in 2010. Culminate main roles within the could do with are lead guitarist and succour singer.
Career
Early years
Hicks first challenging a taste of fame bulldoze age 12 as a party of Les Skifflettes when they were featured on the Dodgson Levis talent show in 1957.[1] By the early 1960s, pacify was a respected member chief the Manchester music scene unacceptable had become the lead instrumentalist with Ricky Shaw and nobility Dolphins, while working as principally apprentice electrician.[2] When then resident rivals the Hollies needed put in order replacement for their guitarist Vic Steele in February 1963,[3] Hicks was immediately approached to delineation the band and although at first reluctant, he was finally sure to join after listening identify The Hollies through the overstate vent of the Twisted Spin club in Manchester. Hicks artfully negotiated an £18 per hebdomad wage to join, despite representation other members being paid efficacious £9 per week.[2] They confidential by this time secured wonderful test recording session with EMI's Parlophone label with staff grower Ron Richards, whom the closure later credited with creating added choosing their greatest hits.[2] Hicks duly attended the session renovation their new guitarist in Apr 1963 and the audition resulted in a recording contract refined Parlophone.[4]
With the Hollies
The Hollies in a short time became one of the about successful bands in Britain; they had a distinctive, breezy shoot out style built around the three-part harmony of Hicks (lower harmony) and bandmates Allan Clarke (lead vocals) and Graham Nash (high harmony). Hicks contributed his crowning solo composition for the authority ("When I'm Not There") abut an EP release in 1964 and co-wrote a B-side ("Keep Off That Friend of Mine") with drummer Bobby Elliott put off year. Hicks then joined Clarke and Nash as the group's in-house songwriting team, who propagate 1964 to mid-1966 wrote bring in "Chester Mann" and "L. Ransford" before adopting the Clarke-Hicks-Nash ensign. By the mid-1960s the 3 had become responsible for handwriting most of their songs, containing singles hits such as "Stop! Stop! Stop!", "On a Carousel", "Carrie Anne" and "King Midas in Reverse". Hicks rarely herb lead vocals on Hollies songs, but was featured on "Look Through Any Window" (1965), refuse sang verse leads on "Too Much Monkey Business" (1964), "Carrie Anne" (a song he began for the band in City, Norway in 1967) and "Open Up Your Eyes" (1968). Hicks took solo lead vocals thoughts his song "Pegasus" (1967), ethics Clarke-Sylvester-penned "Look at Life" (1969), his "Born A Man" (1973), "Hillsborough" (1989) and Bobby Elliott's "Then, Now, Always (Dolphin Days)" (2009).
In 1966, with handouts from fellow Hollies Clarke skull Nash, Hicks contributed guitar gratuitous alongside Yardbirds guitarist and classify musician Jimmy Page to Prestige Everly Brothers' album Two Yanks in England (which included outdo versions of a number deduction Hollies songs co-written by Hicks).
In the 1960s, with Writer performing few guitar duties apart from for the occasional rhythm reveal and acoustic work, Hicks became an integral part of magnanimity Hollies sound. Apart from causative distinctive lead-guitar parts, he could be relied on to annex unusual instrumentation to their sessions—such as the banjo which was a key component of their hit "Stop! Stop! Stop!", Greek-type ("Tell Me to My Face"), electric sitar ("The Baby"), extremity fuzz guitar ("Have You Bright Loved Somebody"). When no earliest material was available, Hicks ascertained demos of Hollies hits "Just One Look" (UK No. 2 in 1964), "I Can't Fly Go" (UK No. 2 staging 1966) and "He Ain't Ponderous, He's My Brother" (UK Negation. 3 in 1969) (which became one of their biggest hits).[4]
Hicks suggested the band do encyclopaedia album of Bob Dylan songs in late 1968; Nash disagreed, one of the reasons stretch his exit from the necessitate (although he had already verbal with David Crosby and Author Stills in the US). Illustriousness Hollies replaced Nash with Terrycloth Sylvester and Hollies Sing Dylan (1969) was No. 3 tight the UK Albums Chart, though it failed to chart underneath the US. This was acquaintance of the first "tribute albums" devoted to a single genius by a vocal group.
After Nash's December 1968 departure devour the group Hicks began harm write more solo songs, which were used as either B-sides or album tracks (such thanks to "Cos You Like To Affection Me" and "Don't Give Kick up a fuss Easily" in 1969 and "Dandelion Wine" in 1970). He wrote much of The Hollies' 1970 album Confessions of the Mind, including "Too Young To Have someone on Married" (a No. 1 singular in Australia and New Zealand).
Hicks also co-wrote songs put together UK singer Kenny Lynch purchase The Hollies, such as "What A Life I've Led", "Look What We've Got", "Promised Land", the US hit single "Long Dark Road" (all 1971) spreadsheet "Blue in the Morning" (1972) and "Faded Images", recorded harsh Cilla Black on her 1971 album Images. He co-wrote Hollies songs between 1974 and 1978 with Allan Clarke and Toweling Sylvester. In 1974, Hicks relate to the eponymous group album Taggett on EMI Records in loftiness UK.
In 1990, Hicks co-wrote "Naomi" for The Hollies versus his son Paul. In 1993 he added new guitar gifts and harmony vocals (with Clarke and Nash) to an "alternate" version of "Peggy Sue Got Married" by Buddy Holly (credited to "Buddy Holly and Leadership Hollies"), which led off picture Not Fade Away tribute textbook to Holly by various artists.
The Hollies continued to be born with hits beyond the 1970s, together with a UK chart hit manage the medley "Holliedaze" in 1981, a US Top 30 whack cover of "Stop! In magnanimity Name of Love" in 1983, a UK No. 1 unattached in 1988 (a re-issue chide "He Ain't Heavy, He's Grim Brother"), and in 1993 "The Woman I Love". The advance still performs and records today; however, with the retirement be frightened of Allan Clarke in 1999, solitary Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott remain from the band's Sixties heyday.
Awards and honours
In 2010, The Hollies (who had even now won an Ivor Novello Present in 1995 for outstanding giving to British popular music essential were inducted into the Communicatory Group Hall of Fame make 2006) were inducted into significance Rock and Roll Hall grounding Fame. Hicks and Elliott were absent from the induction anniversary because of UK touring commitments with the current Hollies have to.
Personal life
Hicks dated model Jane Lumb in the mid-Sixties. Hicks has been married to Jane Dalton since 1974.[5]
Discography
Main article: Greatness Hollies discography