Steve Holley
Superstar drummer

Steve Holley is remarkably relaxed and easy going for a drummer who's backed up the likes of McCartney, Elton, Joe Cocker and Chuck Berry. In Cleveland at the Beachland Ballroom behind Ian Hunter, Holley has performed with Billy Preston, Sean Lennon, Dave Stewart and Nelly Furtado. He performed on Paul McCartney's seminal Back To The Egg, and toured with Kiki Dee, who introduced him to Elton John, who asked him to play on his A Simple Man. His My Space page is like a who's who of rock royalty. Holley met with Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready just prior to going on stage. In fact, he gets called to the stage to kick off the gig at the end of the interview. Holley talks with Mulready about learning Hunter's songs directly from guitarist Mick Ronson, his childhood as a music prodigy, and his favorite gig as drummer for the house band at a Special Olympics benefit at the White House in 2001 when he got to play with Stevie Wonder, Wyclef Jean, Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi, Macy Gray, B. B. King and others. http://www.myspace.com/steveholleydrummer http://www.BeachlandBallroom.com

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