Jools Holland is 65 years old today.
Holland is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was a founder of the band, Squeeze, and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Magazine and Bono.
Holland is a published author and appears on television shows besides his own and contributes to radio shows. In 2004, he collaborated with Tom Jones on an album of traditional R&B music.
Since 1992, he has hosted, Later... with Jools Holland, a music-based show aired on BBC2, on which his annual show, Hootenanny, is based.
He also regularly hosts the weekly program, Jools Holland, on BBC Radio 2, which is a mix of live and recorded music and general chat and features studio guests, along with members of his orchestra.