Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
The UK's most popular pianist and bandleader, JOOLS HOLLAND AND HIS RHYTHM AND BLUES ORCHESTRA, will headline a very special Liverpool show at this year's Summer Pops on 25th July 2008.
Jools will be joining in the City's Capital Of Culture celebrations by announcing a special, one off, Liverpool focused, Summer Pops show: "Liverpool has a great musical heritage and, at the height of the European City Of Culture year, I think it's perfect timing to have a show that reflects this, which is why I'll be inviting Liverpool artists to join me on stage."
Jools Holland has performed and recorded with some of the most talented musicians and songwriters in the world, including Eric Clapton, the late George Harrison and Luther Vandross, Sting, BB King and Paul Weller. His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra plays an average of 100 live shows each year, touring the UK and Europe to audiences in excess of 500,000.
At the age of 15, Jools was introduced to Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford; together they formed Squeeze and shortly, afterwards, they were joined by Gilson Lavis (who had already played with, among others, BB King, Chuck Berry, and Max Wall) - who still drums with Jools.
‘Up The Junction' and ‘Cool For Cats' made Squeeze's success meteoric and their popularity rapidly extended to America, where their stadium tour included performances at Madison Square Garden.
As well as the formidable live performances, Jools has maintained a prolific recording career since signing to Warners in 1996 and has sold millions of albums. His achievements were formally recognised in June 2003, when he was awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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