Holly and the Italians were a short-lived American pop-punk band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978 by Chicago born singer and guitarist Holly Beth Vincent, bassist Mark Sidgwick, and drummer Steve Young. They relocated to London, England and after playing on the pub circuit extensively, they quickly came to prominence as the opening act for fellow Americans Blondie, and were signed to disc jockey Charlie Gillett's record label, Oval. Image File history File links Image of the Holly and the Italians album The Right To Be Italian taken from Rockin Rinas Women of 1970s Punk. ... Image File history File links Image of the Holly and the Italians album The Right To Be Italian taken from Rockin Rinas Women of 1970s Punk. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Lead singer in Holly & The Italians, best known for the song Tell That Girl To Shut Up. ... Blondie is an American rock band that first gained global fame in the late 1970s. ... Charlie Gillett born Feb 20, 1942 is a British radio presenter and writer, and in recent years has become one of the countrys most influential proponents of world music. Gillett began in journalism in 1968 with a weekly column in the Record Mirror. ...

The 1979 release of the single "Tell That Girl To Shut Up" garnered the band a recording contract with Virgin Records. While the single wasn't a very big hit for Holly and the Italians, it would be in 1988 when covered by Transvision Vamp. The band recorded their only album, The Right To Be Italian, produced by Richard Gottehrer. In August 1980, they played the major Heatwave festival near Toronto. Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Transvision Vamp were a popular UK alternative rock group. ... Richard Gottehrer is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. ... Heatwave promotional poster Heatwave was a rock festival August 23, 1980, outside of Toronto, Canada at Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario. ...

In 1982, Holly Beth Vincent released a solo album entitled Holly and the Italians. The album was/is critically acclaimed, and the subsequent video gained some airtime on MTV. Later that year Vincent recorded a duet of Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" with Ramones frontman Joey Ramone. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Sonny and Cher were an American rock and roll duo, made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s. ... The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first punk rock group[1][2]. After forming in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1974, they performed and played 2,263 concerts[2], touring virtually non-stop for 22 years until disbanding in 1996 after a final tour... Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), born as Jeffery Hyman, was an American vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the legendary punk rock group the Ramones. ...

After a brief period replacing Patty Donahue in The Waitresses, she sang in a combo called the Wild Things with Anthony Thistlethwaite (The Waterboys) and Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) and recorded an album, "America", under the name the Oblivious for Amy Ray's label Daemon Records. In 1995, Holly toured and teamed up with Concrete Blonde singer Johnette Napolitano for a musical side project entitled Vowel Movement. In 2006, Holly completed a new record,"Stella Del Razzo" which has yet to be released. Patricia J. Donahue (March 29, 1956—December 9, 1996) was the lead singer of The Waitresses (sometimes credited as Patty Darling). ... The Waitresses were an experimental New Wave band from Kent, Ohio,[1] United States. ... Wild Things is a 1998 erotic crime film starring Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Denise Richards, Neve Campbell and Bill Murray. ... The Waterboys, performing a concert in Antwerp in 2003. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Daemon Records is a not-for-profit independent record label started by musician Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. ... Concrete Blonde is an American. ... Lead singer and songwriter of Concrete Blonde. ...

Holly and the Italians discography

• The Right To Be Italian, 1981 – Virgin Records (reissued with bonus tracks 2002 by Wounded Bird Records)
• Holly and the Italians, 1982 – Virgin Records (reissued with bonus tracks 2002 by Wounded Bird Records) Credited to Holly Beth Vincent.
• "America", 1994, Daemon Records
• "Vowel Movement", 1995,Mammoth Records
• Demos Federico, 2003 – Wounded Bird Records
• "Stella Del Razzo", 2006- not yet available

External links

• Holly Beth Vincent on Myspace
• Holly and the Italians at Trouser Press

• Rockin' Rina's Women of 1970's Punk