He Ain't Heavy Harmonica...um, WHAT?

[Mevrouw Bee]

This makes no sense. Allan could handle his own harmonica, thank you very much. Why would they hire a US session musician for a UK recording session? All the other credits in this obit are American.

The Hollies already have enough problems being taken seriously in the US (unless it's about Graham! GRAHAM! gRaHaM!) without this crap. But, of course, I've gone to the source and asked the Allan Clarke Facebook group for verification...


variety.com/2022/music/news/tommy-morgan-dead-roots-dances-with-wolves-harmonica-1235308409/#article-comments

[baz]

This does sound like a load of illogical old nonsense. Surprised he didn't play on "Love Me Do" or "From Me To You"... I'm sensing a Bernard Purdie situation here as Purdie claimed for many years that he played drums on a lot of Beatles recordings!

Perhaps someone should ask Terry Sylvester as he often mentioned how much he enjoyed Allan playing the "gob iron" and I'll lay any money Terry would state it clear that Allan played harmonica on "He Ain't Heavy".

[Mevrouw Bee]

And the answer is...! As if there was any doubt. 

[baz]

Jul 3, 2022 14:38:34 GMT Mevrouw Bee said:

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And the answer is...! As if there was any doubt. 

I'd forgotten that Allan had donated that... though scarily can remember one of the things Bobby donated - the blouse he wore on the "Hollies Sing Hollies" cover!

[Tony Wilkinson]

Suggestion now been trashed by Allans daughter.......