He worked with several rock and rollgroups during the early 1960s, most notably Rickie Shaw and the Dolphins, where he worked with future Hollies members, Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott. Originally a pianist, Calvert, on Hicks's suggestion, switched to bass.[2][3] Bernie's nickname was "Bamf", which derived from his middle name, Bamford.[3]
After the break-up of the Dolphins, Calvert played in a number of semi-professional outfits. However, unable to advance his musical career, Calvert took a factory job until he was asked to substitute for Hollies' then bassist,[4]Eric Haydock, in a tour of Scandinavia. After the tour, Calvert and the Hollies played on the Everly Brothers album "Two Yanks in England",[5] and then on the Hollies' single, "Bus Stop", before returning to his factory job. Shortly after that, he was invited to join the Hollies permanently in 1966. In 1981, Calvert left the band after they started working with The Shadows rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch as their producer. Calvert had actually been omitted from a session from Welch, and decided to leave the band all together after a phone call with Terry Sylvester, who himself also spoke about leaving.[6] Sylvester left and Calvert followed a few days later.[7] Calvert never returned to music.
Calvert was friends with Mama Cass Elliot from The Mamas & the Papas. She flew Calvert and the rest of the band to Los Angeles for his birthday.[8] In early 1969, Calvert was in a "session supergroup" called The Bread and Beer Band, that featured Elton John, Caleb Quaye, Roger Pope, and Lennox & Rolfo.[9][10] They recorded a single and album in February 1969. The single was released and the album was set to release in June of that year, but was shelved.[10]
On 24 September 2009, the Hollies were nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and were inducted on 15 March 2010.[11] They were represented at the RRHOF ceremony by Clarke, Nash, Sylvester, Eric Haydock and Calvert. Bobby Elliott (drums) and Tony Hicks (guitar) were unable to attend because they had a prior booking with the Hollies.
^Gaar, Gillian G. (22 May 2023). "Elton John discusses his collection of Jewels". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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bernie, calvert, bernard, bamford, calvert, born, september, 1942, english, musician, played, bass, guitar, with, hollies, from, 1966, until, 1981, 1970, background, informationbirth, namebernard, bamford, calvertborn, 1942, september, 1942, brierfield, englan. Bernard Bamford Calvert born 16 September 1942 is an English musician who played bass guitar with The Hollies from 1966 until 1981 1 Bernie CalvertBernie Calvert 1970 Background informationBirth nameBernard Bamford CalvertBorn 1942 09 16 16 September 1942 age 81 Brierfield EnglandGenresRock popOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Bass guitar pianoYears active1960s 1981Formerly ofRickie Shaw and The DolphinsThe HolliesBread and Beer Band Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 See also 4 ReferencesCareer editHe worked with several rock and roll groups during the early 1960s most notably Rickie Shaw and the Dolphins where he worked with future Hollies members Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott Originally a pianist Calvert on Hicks s suggestion switched to bass 2 3 Bernie s nickname was Bamf which derived from his middle name Bamford 3 After the break up of the Dolphins Calvert played in a number of semi professional outfits However unable to advance his musical career Calvert took a factory job until he was asked to substitute for Hollies then bassist 4 Eric Haydock in a tour of Scandinavia After the tour Calvert and the Hollies played on the Everly Brothers album Two Yanks in England 5 and then on the Hollies single Bus Stop before returning to his factory job Shortly after that he was invited to join the Hollies permanently in 1966 In 1981 Calvert left the band after they started working with The Shadows rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch as their producer Calvert had actually been omitted from a session from Welch and decided to leave the band all together after a phone call with Terry Sylvester who himself also spoke about leaving 6 Sylvester left and Calvert followed a few days later 7 Calvert never returned to music Calvert was friends with Mama Cass Elliot from The Mamas amp the Papas She flew Calvert and the rest of the band to Los Angeles for his birthday 8 In early 1969 Calvert was in a session supergroup called The Bread and Beer Band that featured Elton John Caleb Quaye Roger Pope and Lennox amp Rolfo 9 10 They recorded a single and album in February 1969 The single was released and the album was set to release in June of that year but was shelved 10 On 24 September 2009 the Hollies were nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and were inducted on 15 March 2010 11 They were represented at the RRHOF ceremony by Clarke Nash Sylvester Eric Haydock and Calvert Bobby Elliott drums and Tony Hicks guitar were unable to attend because they had a prior booking with the Hollies Discography editMain article The Hollies discographySee also editList of bass guitaristsReferences edit The Hollies at Manchester Beat manchesterbeat com Archived from the original on 23 March 2018 Retrieved 30 January 2010 Big Sixties Music Blog Ricky Shaw and the Dolphins Big Sixties Music Blog 14 July 2019 Retrieved 1 February 2024 a b Bernie Calvert hollies dk Retrieved 1 February 2024 The Genius of The Hollies As Told By Abbey Road s Cameron Colbeck Abbey Road Retrieved 1 February 2024 Visconti John 20 June 2022 When The Everly Brothers Met The Hollies CultureSonar Retrieved 1 February 2024 Long Road Home The Story Of The Hollies Retrieved 1 February 2024 Bernie Calvert hollies dk Retrieved 1 February 2024 The Hollies View topic Bernie Calvert Interview forum hollies co uk Retrieved 1 February 2024 Gaar Gillian G 22 May 2023 Elton John discusses his collection of Jewels Goldmine Magazine Record Collector amp Music Memorabilia Retrieved 1 February 2024 a b The Bread And Beer Band LP 1969 Save The Vinyl Retrieved 1 February 2024 The Hollies Rock amp Roll Hall Of Fame Retrieved 1 February 2024 nbsp This article about a British bass guitarist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernie Calvert amp oldid 1202437751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
