Steve Holley | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Stephen Jeffrey Holley |
Born | London, England | 24 August 1953
Origin | Chiswick, London, England |
Genres | Rock |
Instrument | Drummer |
Years active | 1978–present |
Formerly of |
Stephen Jeffrey Holley (born 24 August 1953) is an English rock drummer. He was a member of Wings from August 1978 to April 1981. In 1984 he played drums and percussion in Julian Lennon's debut album Valotte . He has also toured with Ian Hunter, on drums and backing vocals, including a reunion tour with Mott the Hoople in 2018 and 2019.
Holley was born in London. His father, Jeffrey, led a swing music band and his mother, Irene, was the singer. [1] Holley first studied the piano, but took up the drums at the age of twelve. [2]
In the course of his career, dating back to 1970 and an album with the band Horse, and including numerous appearances as a session musician, he performed and recorded with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Kiki Dee, G.T. Moore & The Reggae Guitars, Joe Cocker, Ian Hunter, Tommy Shaw, Julian Lennon, [3] Dar Williams, Richard Barone, 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. Holley later was a member of Jules Shear's band, Reckless Sleepers.
Holley has been touring with Ian Hunter for several years as a member of Ian Hunter's Rant Band. He plays Pearl drums and Sabian cymbals.
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