Laurence Holloway MBE (born 31 March 1938)[1] is an English pianist, musical director and composer from Oldham, Lancashire, England.[2] In the 1970s he was the Musical Director for the singer Englebert Humperdinck, and (from 1998) for the television talk show Parkinson. In 2004 he was the original MD for the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.