Real name: Holle Thee Marcla Rode Maxwell

Effective period / Period of releases: 1965 - 1970

Holle Thee Maxwell was born on October 17, 1945 as Holle Thee Marcla Rode Maxwell. She recorded singles under the name “Holly Maxwell” in the 1960s-1970s for the record labels Constellation, (Curtis Mayfield’s) Curtom Records, Smit-Whit, and Star. Her songs “Only When You’re Lonely”, “One Thin Dime”, “Never Love Again”, “Suffer”, and “Philly Barracuda” were regional hits across the country. Today, her singles are sought by collectors across the world, especially in Europe where they call her sound “Northern Soul”.