Holly Beth Vincent
| Holly Beth Vincent | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Holly Beth Vincent |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, artist |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Virgin, Epic, Mammoth, Daemon, Wounded Bird |
| Associated acts | Holly and the Italians |
Holly Beth Vincent is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and leader of the band Holly and the Italians.
Vincent's song "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" from the Virgin Records / Epic Records album The Right To Be Italian was cited by Mojo Magazine as one of the top 20 killer New Wave tracks from the US (2008 Mojo Classic special edition). It later became a UK top 50 hit for Transvision Vamp in 1988 as the second single from their debut album Pop Art.
Her album The Right To Be Italian appeared at #40 in an article "60 Great Albums You've probably Never Heard" by Jody Rosen from Vulture online magazine, (originally appearing in the November 18, 2013 issue of New York Magazine) as follows; "Holly & the Italians, The Right to Be Italian (1981). No one was going to deny Chicagoan turned Londoner Holly Beth Vincent the right to be Italian—or the right to snarl bratty New Wave anthems like "Rock Against Romance" and "Tell That Girl to Shut Up"." Her Holly Beth Vincent album, titled "Holly and the Italians" is one of Ira Robbins/Trouser Press record guide's top albums of all-time. In 1982 Virgin Records released a duet/cover version by Holly of the song "I Got You Babe" with Ramones singer Joey Ramone, and synth-pop artist Thomas Dolby on keyboards.
In 1984 she briefly fronted The Waitresses for a few weeks after the departure and before the return of lead singer Patty Donahue.
In 1990 she relocated to Los Angeles, and in 1992 formed a band called The Oblivious. With that group, she wrote, played instruments on, and produced an album entitled "America," which was released in 1993 on Daemon Records, a label run by Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls. She did two US tours with this band as support for Concrete Blonde.
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