Jools Holland Musical artist

Julian Miles "Jools" Holland, OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Magazine and Bono.Holland is a published author and appears on television shows besides his own and contributes to radio shows. In 2004, he collaborated with Tom Jones on an album of traditional R&B music. Since 1992, he has hosted Later... with Jools Holland, a music-based show aired on BBC2, on which his annual show Hootenanny is based. He also regularly hosts the weekly programme Jools Holland on BBC Radio 2, which is a mix of live and recorded music and general chat and features studio guests, along with members of his orchestra.

Personal facts

Jools Holland
Alias (AKA)Holland Jools
Birth dateJanuary 24, 1958
Birth place
England , London , United Kingdom , Blackheath London

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Musical artist

Career started1974
associated musical artist
Squeeze (band)
Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
Jazz
Punk rock
Rhythm and blues
Rock music
Boogie-woogie
instrument
Guitar
Piano
Electronic keyboard

Jools Holland on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.joolsholland.com