Harold Allan Clarke (born 5 April 1942) is an English rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Hollies. He achieved international hit singles with the group and is credited as co-writer on several of their best-known songs, including "On a Carousel", "Carrie Anne", "Jennifer Eccles" and "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress".\xa0
Clarke retired from performing in 1999, but returned to the music industry in 2019. Clarke was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Alan sits down with Dino Bedrocker to chat about coming out of retirement after 17 years, making new music with The Hollies bandmate and lifelong friend Graham Nash, reminiscing about the good old days, recording at Abbey Road,\xa0 The Everly Brothers, Elton John, Eric Clapton, John Paul Jones, forging a legacy with just 5 Rock n Roll chords, learning new technology, and more.