Eric Haydock (born Eric John Haddock; 3 February 1943 – 5 January 2019)
was a British musician, best known as the original bass guitarist of
The Hollies
The Hollies are a British pop rock band, formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded the band ...
from December 1962 until July 1966. He was one of the first British musicians to play a
Fender Bass VI, a six-string bass. Although considered a great bass guitarist, he was replaced in 1966 by
Bernie Calvert, after disputes related to the conduct of the band's managers.
On 15 March 2010, Haydock along with Calvert and the other fellow Hollies members
Allan Clarke,
Graham Nash,
Tony Hicks,
Bobby Elliott
Robert Hartley Elliott (born 8 December 1941) is an English rock drummer, best known for playing with The Hollies. He has been described as "one of the very finest drummers in all of pop/rock".
Early life
Elliott discovered jazz music when he w ...
, and
Terry Sylvester were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Haydock died on 5 January 2019, at the age of 75.
References
External links
Legends of the Sixties website
1943 births
2019 deaths
People from Burnley
English rock bass guitarists
Male bass guitarists
The Hollies members
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