Doyle Holly (Born Doyle Hendricks)
June 30, 1936 – January 13, 2007
Doyle Holly was a country bass player and songwriter who achieved success both as part of Buck Owens & the Buckaroos, and as a solo artist. Born in Oklahoma, Holly moved to California as a young man, and in 1963, he was hired by Owens to replace Merle Haggard who had recently left the Buckaroos. Over the next several years, Owens and the band which included Holly scored over 30 top 40 country hits, many of which reaching the #1 slot. In 1971, Holly left Owens to launch a solo career, during which time he released a couple of moderately successful albums. His most popular song, “Lila” made it into the Top 20 of the country charts. Holly retired from performing during the ’80s and opened a record store outside of Nashville. On January 13, 2007, Doyle Holly died of prostate cancer at his home. He was 70 years old.
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