JOOLS HOLLAND
Genres: Boogie Woogie Piano, RnB, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Jump Blues • United Kingdom

Jools Holland OBE DL is a composer, pianist, bandleader and broadcaster. From playing pubs in the East End docks as a teenage greaser, to leading his rhythm and blues orchestra and selling millions of records this century, it is his passion for music that has made Jools Holland into a doyen of the music scene. Jools was awarded an OBE in 2003 for his services to the British music industry. He is married with four children and lives in a world of his own.   Jools' autobiography, Barefaced Lies & Boogie-Woogie Boasts, hit the shelves on 4th October 2007 (published by Michael Joseph Ltd.); the paperback was published in the summer of 2008.   Jools Facts   The first recording session Jools ever played on was in 1976, for the punk band Wayne County and the Electric Chairs (Wayne later had a sex change and became Jayne). Jools has worked with the same drummer for more read more...