{"id":1655,"date":"2012-02-02T23:29:25","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T23:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.wordpress.com\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2012-02-02T23:29:25","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T23:29:25","slug":"by-todays-standards-were-the-hollies-a-country-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/02\/by-todays-standards-were-the-hollies-a-country-band\/","title":{"rendered":"By Todays Standards Were the Hollies Country?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/02\/by-todays-standards-were-the-hollies-a-country-band\/hollies03\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1657\" title=\"hollies03\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/hollies03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/hollies03.jpg 484w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/hollies03-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a>If we listen to the Country Music\u00a0of 2012 , then I am sure that by todays standards, the Hollies could have been a country band. Well the Hollies have been together now for 50 years and now they want to come to South Africa to celebrate. I for one have always loved there music and have always thought they were a great band. Besides fro their hit songs, they were loved\u00a0for their harmonies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/02\/by-todays-standards-were-the-hollies-a-country-band\/hollies02s\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1658\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1658\" title=\"hollies02s\" src=\"http:\/\/whisnews21.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/hollies02s.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/hollies02s.jpg 400w, https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/hollies02s-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Hollies an iconic British band made a great impact on pop and rock music and can claim more hits than even their counterparts The Beatles. Now, with a new album under their belt, the band will celebrate their 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary by touring South Africa, performing on 23 February at the GrandWest Grand Arena and on\u00a0the 25\u00a0and 26 February at the Carnival City Grand Top Arena in Brakpan. Fans can expect to hear classics such as \u2018The Air That I Breathe\u2019, \u2018Bus Stop\u2019, Carrie Anne\u2019, \u2018Just One Look\u2019, He Ain\u2019t Heavy, He\u2019s My Brother\u2019 and many more. Although the Carnival City Grand Top Arena is very close to where I stay I will probably have to work on those nights.<\/p>\n<p>It is amazing what you can miss while working&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, accreditation, interviews please contact Louis van Wyk on 012 991 4102 or <a href=\"mailto:louis@musicprofile.co.za\">louis@musicprofile.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This article was send in by Jeni Fletcher of <strong>CORPORATE<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>IMAGE<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corporateimage.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.corporateimage.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we listen to the Country Music\u00a0of 2012 , then I am sure that by todays standards, the Hollies could have been a country band. Well the Hollies have been together now for 50 years and now they want to come to South Africa to celebrate. I for one have always loved there music and have always thought they were a great band. Besides fro their hit songs, they were loved\u00a0for their harmonies. 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