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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.
The 1980 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.
In 1982, Holly Beth Vincent released a solo album entitled Holly and the
Italians. The album
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