AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - After 63 years, the Hollies' last original members retire from touring
Lead guitarist Tony Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott, the final two members of the Hollies' classic 1960s lineup, have ended the British rock band's touring career, closing a run that stretched back more than six decades. The band posted its farewell on Instagram Thursday, announcing that Hicks, 80, stepped away from the road due to […] The post After 63 years, the Hollies' last original members retire from touring appeared first on American Almanac .
Lead guitarist Tony Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott, the final two members of the Hollies' classic 1960s lineup, have ended the British rock band's touring career, closing a run that stretched back more than six decades. The band posted its farewell on Instagram Thursday, announcing that Hicks, 80, stepped away from the road due to health concerns. Elliott, 84, chose to walk away alongside him. No farewell concert was announced. No victory lap. Just a short statement and a curtain call for one of the longest-running acts in rock and roll history. The group's official post kept things brief: Hicks made his decision for health reasons, and Elliott followed "out of respect for Tony and everything they have shared throughout their remarkable…Open