Danny Holloway
Danny contributed to Sounds, Time Out and International Times before joining NME’s staff in 1972. He lasted less than two years at the NME. Having met Chris Blackwell, he joined Island and remained there until 1996. Holloway is back living in Los Angeles and occasionally contributes to Wax Poetics.
2012 interview with Danny from LA Weekly
43 articles
List of articles in the library
B.B. King: 'I Owe My Popularity To The Beatles. They Started The People Towards Really Listening...'
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 13 November 1971
GUITARIST-SINGER B. B. King, at 45 the toast of many young musicians, arrives at London Airport next Friday (19) to appear in London and Bristol ...
Stevie Wonder: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 22 January 1972
STEVIE WONDER is the first artist to make Motown work for him rather than vice-versa. He has full control over his music and has acquired ...
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 29 January 1972
ON THE DAY I was to meet David Bowie at his home in Beckenham, Kent, I really didn't know what to expect. I had heard ...
David Bowie: Hunky Dory (RCA Victor)
Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 29 January 1972
Bowie at his brilliant best ...
Captain Beefheart: The Spotlight Kid (Reprise)
Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 5 February 1972
THE CAPTAIN is back with this latest album of Space Blues and poetry in motion. ...
Lonnie Mack: The Hills Of Indiana (Elektra)
Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 5 February 1972
ONLY RECENTLY did Lonnie Mack turn to the word of God and leave pop for an indefinite period. It's such a shame because this LP ...
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 5 February 1972
LOU ADLER is a music giant behind the scenes. He started his career writing songs with Herb Alpert, but the partnership split up because Alpert ...
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 5 February 1972
Outspoken Danny Holloway series ...
Marc Bolan, T. Rex: Marc Bolan: A Weird Kid With No Friends
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 12 February 1972
Outspoken Danny Holloway series ...
Free: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 19 February 1972
THE AUDIENCE WENT mad from the moment Free were introduced on Thursday at the Albert Hall. Nearly every number was greeted warmly with hoops and ...
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 26 February 1972
"IT'S ALL BULL. Having offices and secretaries and all the moodies and the phones. It's just crap. It's nothing to do with making records. Making ...
Joe Cocker, Leon Russell: Cordell, the Coaxer Behind Cocker
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 4 March 1972
DENNY CORDELL roamed around the music business in London during the early sixties before discovering the Moody Blues and consequently becoming their producer. He assisted ...
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 1 April 1972
AS A PRELUDE to the good captain, a ballerina dressed in white, with a crown to match, did her stuff, followed by a belly dancer ...
Captain Beefheart: A Trip Into The Mind Of The Spotlight Kid
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 1 April 1972
RECENTLY MOVED FROM his desert domain in Lancaster to the remote forests of oceanside Eureka in Northern California, The Captain, at a comfortable 31, is ...
Grateful Dead: The Grateful Dead: Dead Come Alive
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 15 April 1972
IT'S TAKEN a long time for the Dead to get themselves back over here. They probably made it more by good luck than good judgment. ...
Dr. John From Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 29 April 1972
DR. JOHN'S contributions to pop music have been highly original and creative. Even if he claims that all the credit is due to the music ...
Jackson Browne: Vanishing Minstrel
Profile and Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 20 May 1972
JACKSON BROWNE is no new name to pop. He's been here all the time. He's one of those guys who used to just appear at ...
The Faces: Kenny Jones: The Face in the Shadows
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 20 May 1972
THE FACES phenomenon started eight months ago when they supported T. Rex at the Weeley Festival. They followed that appearance with another crowd pleaser at ...
Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 3 June 1972
A survey of New Orleans, by Dr John ...
Steve Miller Band: Recall The Beginning... A Journey From Eden (Capitol)
Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 3 June 1972
MILLER HAS improved by leaps and bounds over Rock Love, his last offering. This is much more cohesive, and the songs reach back to the same ...
The Rolling Stones: The Forum, Los Angeles CA
Live Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 17 June 1972
WEEKS PRIOR to their Los Angeles date, the entire population in L.A. was struck by Stones fever. Tickets went quick and 350,000 people had to ...
Led Zeppelin: The Forum, Los Angeles CA
Live Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 8 July 1972
LED ZEPPELIN appeared in concert at the Los Angeles Forum on Sunday night without a support act. It was definitely for the better as far ...
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 15 July 1972
SMOKEY ROBINSON is a hell of a lot more than just a giant of soul or Motown. For more than a decade, his original and ...
Arthur Lee, Love: Arthur Lee: On Life and Love
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 5 August 1972
IT WAS easy to see that the sands of time had shaken this poor boy pretty hard. Twenty-seven-year-old Arthur Lee strolled into A&M's Hollywood offices ...
Van Morrison: Where Is The Restless Lion Now?
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 19 August 1972
I'M AFRAID that the Van Morrison you know, may not be quite the same person as the one I envisage. ...
Frank Zappa: Fearless Frank Tells What He'll Lay On You At The Oval Concert
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 2 September 1972
IT'S THE Frank Zappa show ... starring Larry The Dwarf with his guests Suzy Creamcheese, Ruben Sano, and Willie The Pimp. ...
Jackie Edwards, Harry J All Stars: Various Artists: Tighten Up Volume 6 (Trojan)
Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 2 September 1972
THIS CONSISTS mainly of the pop side of reggae. Tunes like Isaac Hayes's 'Do Your Thing', Dandy Livingstone's 'Suzanne, Beware Of The Devil' and the ...
The Kinks: Rainbow Theatre, London
Live Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 28 October 1972
THE KINKS returned to their native stomping ground, North London, on their Rainbow gig last Saturday night. At first without the brass, they plunged awkwardly ...
Little Richard: A Bizarre Interview With The Amazing, Self-Styled King Of Rock 'N' Roll
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 18 November 1972
HE CALLS HIMSELF the Georgia Peach, the Bronze Liberace and the King of Rock and Roll. Little Richard calls himself a lot of things. Some ...
The Rolling Stones: Stones In The Sun (part 1)
Report and Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 23 December 1972
All-night rock; drug rumours; new album. Danny Holloway reports. ...
The Rolling Stones: Stones In The Sun (part 2)
Report and Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 30 December 1972
JAMAICA IS a country of convenience – which means nobody's going to put themselves out for you, unless it's convenient for them. ...
Prince Buster: Reggae Part 1: Jamaica
Report by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 20 January 1973
WHENEVER I've gone home to America in the past couple of years, the question I'm always asked is "What's happening in England?" And okay, I ...
Greyhound: Reggae Part 2: Reggae in Britain
Report by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 27 January 1973
WHEN LABOUR IN England was becoming hard to come by during the 1950s, enticing proclamations were urgently sent to the West Indies. "Your Mother Country ...
The Kinks: Drama On The Village Green
Report and Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 3 February 1973
IN A SMALL tearoom in BBC's Shepherd's Bush Theatre, Ray Davies sits resting between rehearsals for an In Concert TV show which will eventually hit ...
Doug Sahm: Doug Sahm and Band (Atlantic)
Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 10 February 1973
DESPITE WHAT some people may say to the contrary, the most significant thing about it is NOT the fact that Bob Dylan crops up for ...
Elton John: The Fightin' Side of Elton John
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 17 February 1973
ELTON JOHN SITS cornered on his sumptuous settee, talking about the comic strip character he portrays. And as if to emphasise the image, he's wearing ...
Profile and Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 10 March 1973
IN A COMFORTABLE Chelsea flat, Texan Glenn Frey is looking a bit depressed as he sits surrounded by a pile of the latest rock albums ...
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show: The Funny Side of Dr Hook
Profile and Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 17 March 1973
DR. HOOK were unexpectedly thrust to popularity via their international hit 'Sylvia's Mother' last summer. The strange thing is, people were buying the song and ...
Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmaltzson
Report and Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 7 April 1973
STUDIO ONE at De Lane Lea studios in Wembley is a massive room; big enough to hold close to a 50-piece orchestra. Most of the ...
Steve Miller: Miller's Hard Grind
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 21 April 1973
STEVE MILLER'S concerts at London's Rainbow theatre last year were two of the most pleasant gigs of 1972. Since he'd never played here before, Miller ...
Profile by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 28 April 1973
IF YOU asked someone who, apart from Elvis, has contributed the most to rock and roll, he'd probably say Chuck Berry, Little Richard or Jerry ...
Roberta Flack And All That Jazz
Interview by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 28 April 1973
DANNY HOLLOWAY talks, in New York, to the lady who made the big transition from jazz to mass acclaim. ...
The Wailers: Speakeasy, London
Live Review by Danny Holloway, New Musical Express, 26 May 1973
IF YOU FOUND the Wailers' debut Island album, Catch A Fire, an uncomfortable sidestep to your usual tastes, I'd strongly advise you to witness a ...
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