Jools sees in 2026 with his annual Hootenanny, joined by a variety of musical guests As another year draws to an end, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra host an array of musical legends ...

Eight-year-old Merlin Holland was walking down Shaftesbury Avenue in London with his father one day in the summer of 1954 when he noticed the name Oscar Wilde on a theater billboard. “Oh, Daddy, isn’t ...

Jools Holland‘s Hootenanny line-up has been revealed ahead of the annual New Year Eve’s celebration with a Rolling Stones legend and Jessie J taking part amid her cancer battle. Aired on BBC Two on ...

As always, Jools Holland’s Hootenanny will air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on December 31 to usher in the New Year. Besides Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra band, this year’s celebration ...

Jools Holland‘s Hootenanny will feature performances from Ronnie Wood and Jessie J. The musician's annual New Year's Eve celebration is returning to the BBC on December 31 to welcome 2026 in style, ...

Because nothing with the Beatles is ever entirely over, 30 years after the three remaining members, Paul, George and Ringo, brought forth their long-threatened Beatles Anthology – an eightpart series ...

Jools Holland has told how he nearly got blown up by his own mother in 1985 while making a documentary for Channel 4 about the music of New Orleans. He and his band spent weeks in Louisiana to film ...

They say you should never meet your heroes, but Jools Holland has been ignoring that advice his whole career. “Absolutely right,” says the musician, bandleader and broadcaster. “Although I’d rephrase ...

BLUES guitar prodigy Toby Lee was last spotted in York playing with Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, sharing special guest billing with Soft Cell’s Marc Almond at York Barbican on ...

Gilson Lavis, the longtime drummer for Squeeze and Jools Holland's Rhythm And Blues Orchestra, has died. Holland reported the news in a post to his social media accounts today. Lavis passed away at ...

In announcing Lavis’ death, Holland wrote, “I’m very sad to report that Gilson Lavis my dear friend and long-standing drummer passed away at his home in Lincolnshire last night. On behalf of my ...

A South Holland drummer who played with the band Squeeze and Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra has died. Gilson Lavis passed away aged 74 at his home last night (Wednesday, November 5), Jools ...