Jools Holland, OBE – born Julian Holland on January 24, 1958, in London, England
– is best known as a television host and founding member of British pop band
Squeeze. As a founding member of Squeeze in 1974, his lively piano playing, and
irrepressible personality played a key role in their reign of success through
the 1970s. After the enormous success of Squeeze’s 1980 album Argybargy, he left
the band to form his own group, Jools Holland and His Millionaires. In addition
to launching his solo career, Holland earned his first experience as a TV
presenter on rock variety show The ...