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Jools Holland

Music: Classic Pop & Rock

Join Jools and his Rhythm Section as he plays tracks from his eclectic record collection.

Jools Holland: Carol Decker

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21/03/2016

Carol Decker

BBC Radio 2 - Jools Holland, Carol Decker

Jools welcomes Carol Decker of T'Pau to the studio.

Jools welcomes Carol Decker of T'Pau to the studio to perform live and pick some favourite records.

In the first of a new series, Jools and the band are joined by Carol Decker of T'Pau, singing live in the studio and playing some of her favourite records

Jools Holland OBE was born Julian Miles Holland on 24th January 1958 in Blackheath, South East London.

At the age of eight, he could play the piano fluently by ear, and by the time he reached his early teens he was proficient and confident enough to be appearing regularly in many of the pubs in South East London and the East End Docks.

At the age of 15, Jools was introduced to Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford; together they formed Squeeze, and shortly afterwards they were joined by Gilson Lavis (who had already played with, among others, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, and Max Wall) - who still drums with Jools.

As well as formidable live performances, Jools has maintained a prolific recording career , which includes the multimillion selling Jools Holland and Friends series. Notable 'friends' have included Sting, Chrissie Hynde, George Harrison, Norah Jones, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Bono, Joe Strummer, KT Tunstall, Robert Plant, Smokey Robinson, Sugababes, Ringo Starr, Peter Gabriel, Solomon Burke, and many more.

A big fan of the cult 1960's show The Prisoner, Jools' inspiration for Helicon Mountain - the studio complex he designed and built and where this series is recorded - was Portmeirion, the setting for the TV series.

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