Posts Tagged ‘The Hollies’
OBEs for Nash and Cale
Written by admin on June 12, 2010 – 9:06 am -Two veteran musicians appeared in the Queen’s annual birthday honours list.
OBEs (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) went to co-founder of the Velvet Underground, John Cale, and to Graham Nash, who was a member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash.
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Cale co-founded the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965 and appeared on their first two albums, “Velvet Underground and Nico” and “White Light/White Heat.” |
Tags: Crosby Stills and Nash, Graham Nash, John Cale, The Hollies, Velvet Underground
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Written by admin on March 16, 2010 – 7:55 am -The 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony took place last night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City.
Inductees in the performer category were:
ABBA – inducted by The Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
Abba’s Frida Lyngstad and Benny Andersson accepted the award. Bandmates Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog couldn’t make the ceremony.
Tags: ABBA, Genesis, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Cliff, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Hollies, The Stooges
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