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Holly and the Italians were a short-lived American
power-pop band that formed Los Angeles, California in 1978 by Chicago born
singer and guitarist Holly Beth Vincent, bassist Mark Henry, and drummer
Steve Young. Unable to garner much
attention in Los Angeles, the band flew to London shortly after forming in
hopes of securing a record deal and possibly gaining an audience in the
New Wave and post-punk scene that was quite popular in Britain at the
time. After playing on the pub circuit extensively, they came to
prominence as the opening act for fellow Americans Blondie, and were
signed to disc jockey Charlie Gillett's record label, Opal.
The 1979 release of the single
Tell That Girl To Shut
Up garnered the
band a recording contract with Virgin Records. While the single wasn't a
very big hit for Holly and the Italians, it would be in 1988 when covered
by Transvision Vamp. The band recorded their only album, The Right To Be
Italian, produced by Richard Gottehrer. Their next two singles
Youth Coup
and Miles Away
failed to chart and the group disbanded at the end of 1981. |
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