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The Showbands of the 50's and 60's: D (424) Photos

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On this page, we want to pay tribute to the many bands that entertained Irish audiences back in the "good old days." Additionally, we have been fortunate enough to receive collections of photos from several generous individuals, click here to view those photos. If anyone takes exception to having these photos exhibited on our website, please let us know and we'll remove them immediately. Thanks. By the way, if you know where any of the musicians from these bands are today, please click here and tell us.

Special thanks to David Dwane of the Western People, Kathleen Smith, Billy Swann, (formerly of The Cossacks Showband), Dick Lynott, Shorty O'Kane, Joe Dodd and Liam O'Reilly, who generously contributed their collections of photographs to the wesbite. Also our thanks go to Michael Nesbitt, Jan Lynch, Tom Foley, Karl Compton, Brendan O'Loughlin, Olly Walsh, Martin Flynn, Glen Brown, Paddy Brennan and Teddie Palmer for additional info and photos. 

Click on a thumbnail photo to see a full size image and additional information.

Joe Dolan and The Drifters - 1966 The Dixies Showband - 1966 Drifters Showband Dixielanders Showband (JD) Drifters Showband (BS)
The Drifters Dixielanders Showband (PB) Joe Dolan - 1965 The Drifters (DD) Dominoes (JD)
Dixielanders Showband (JD) Dixielanders Showband (JD) Drifters Showband (JD) Dublin City Showband (JD) Delta All Stars (BK)
Des-etts Showband (LR) Dixielanders Showband (LR) Dixies Showband (LR) Dixies Showband (LR) Joe Dolan (LR)
Joe Dolan and the Drifters (LR) Tom Dunphy (LR) Tom Dunphy (LR)

Joe Dolan (KS)

Dukes Showband (KS)

The Debonaires - 1966 (LR) Dave Dixon Orchestra - 1960 (LC) George Duffy Orchestra (PY) Dave Dixon Orchestra early 60's (LC) Dixonaires Showband (LC)
Drifters - 1966 (LR) Dave Dixon
(early 1950's)
(LC)
Dixies - 1966 (LR) Dave Dixon Orchestra - 1950's (LC) Dave Dixon
(1960's)
(LC)
Dixies Showband (LR) Dixielanders - 1964 Tom Dunphy - 1967 (LR) Joe Dolan (LR) Joe Dolan Live - 1966 (LR)
Leo Doran (LR) Joe Dolan (LR) Tom Dunphy (LR) Dee Jays Showband (JB) The New Drifters (JB)
Gregory Donaghey of the Cadets Dots Showband (JB) Dixies Showband (JB) Tommy Drennan - 1966 (LR) Drifters - 1966 (LR)
Drifters (PB) Drifters Drifters Sean Dunphy (LR) Sean Dunphy of the Hoedowners - 1966 (LR)
Gene Stuart & The Dynamic Sounds (JB) Dominos Showband (LR) Dixies - 1966 Dixies - 1984 Gregory Donaghy - 1966
Dixies in Vegas Dixies - 1968 The Dreams (BS) The Dreams - 1969 The Dreams - 1968
The Dreams The Dreams - 1969 Dixies - 1970 Diplomats Showband Drifters
The Dixies Debonaires - 1967 Dominoes - 1964 Drifters - 1966 Roly Daniels - 1967
Mick Delahunty (BB) Mick Delahunty (BB) Mick Delahunty Orchestra - 1946 (BB) Joe Dolan in 1967 Dixies - 1970 (KS)
Drifters - 1966 (MY) Tommy Drennan (LR) Dixies (LR) Drifters  (LR) Tommy Drennan - 1966
Joe Dolan - 1967 Tom Dunphy - 1967

Sean Dunphy - 1967

Tom Dunphy

Sean Dunphy - 1967

Decca Showband -1967

Muriel Day in 1967

Sean Dunphy - 1967

Derek Dean - 1967 Drifters - 1967
Drifters - 1967 Drifters - 1967 Derek Dean - 1967 Joe Dolan - 1969 Drifters - 1969
Roly Daniels - 1969

Sean Dunphy - 1969

Roly Daniels - 1969 Dixies - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1969

Sean Dunphy - 1969

Drifters - 1968 Dreams - 1968 Roly Daniels - 1968 Debonaires - 1968
Mick Delahunty - 1970 Paddy Day-1971 Dreams - 1968 Dreams - 1969 Dreams - 1968
Dreams - 1969 Dreams - 1970 Dreams - 1969 Dreams - 1970 Dreams - 1969
Dreams - 1970 Dreams - 1970 Dixies - 1971Dixies - 1968 Dixies - 1970
Dixies - 1970Dixies - 1971 Gregory - 1967 Gregory - 1967 Gregory - 1967
Gregory - 1969 Gregory - 1967 Gregory - 1967 Gregory - 1968 Dukes (AJ)

Muriel & Billy Joe-1969

Muriel Day in 1969

Muriel Day in 1970

Muriel Day in 1969

Muriel Day in 1969

Muriel Day in 1969

Muriel Day in 1969

Muriel Day in 1970

Muriel Day in 1969

Drifters - 1968
Drifters - 1969 Drifters - 1970 Drifters - 1968 Drifters - 1968 Drifters - 1969

Drifters - 1968 Drifters - 1969 Drifters - 1969 Drifters - 1968

Debonaires - 1967

Debonaires - 1968 Tom Dunphy - 1968 Tom Dunphy - 1968 Tom Dunphy - 1967 Tom Dunphy - 1970
Tom Dunphy - 1967 Dixies - 1968Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1973 Dixies - 1972
Dixies - 1972Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1973 Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1974
Dixies - 1972Dixies - 1973 Diamonds (JD) Drifters - 1976 (EW) Drifters - 1976 (EW)
Davitt Brothers (RF) Davitt Brothers (RF) Dawnbreakers (RF) Dawnbreakers (RF) Debonaires (RF)
Debonaires (RF) Decca (RF) Decca (RF) Dee Jays (RF) Defenders (RF)
Defenders (RF) Defenders (RF) Defenders (RF) Defenders (RF) Defenders (RF)
Defenders (RF) Delta Boys (RF) Denny Hughes (RF) Denver (RF) Denver (RF)
Denver (RF) Derry City (RF) Des Fretwell (RF) Des Fretwell (RF) Des Furlong (RF)
Des-etts (RF) Detroit (RF) Dick Cashman (RF) Dick Cashman (RF) Diplomats (RF)
Diplomats (RF) Diplomats (RF) Diplomats (RF) Diplomats (RF) Diplomats (RF)
Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF)
Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF)
Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixielanders (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF)
Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF)
Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF)
Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF)
Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF)
Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF)
Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF)
Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixies (RF) Dixietones (RF)
Dixonaires (RF) Dominoes (RF) Dominoes (RF) Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF)
Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF)
Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF) Donie Collins (RF)
Dixietones (RF) Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF)
Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF)
Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF) Dreams (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters - 1971 Joe Dolan - 1971 Drifters - 1971 Drifters - 1972 Drifters - 1972
Drifters - 1971 Drifters - 1972 Drifters Drifters - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1968
Joe Dolan - 1969 Drifters - 1971 Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1973 Joe Dolan - 1970
Joe Dolan - 1971 Joe Dolan - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1971 Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1971
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF)
Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Drifters (RF) Joe Dolan - 1969
Drifters - 1970 Drifters - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1970 Drifters - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1974
Joe Dolan - 1968 Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1971 Joe Dolan - 1970
Joe Dolan - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1967
Joe Dolan - 1971 Joe Dolan - 1967 Joe Dolan - 1968 Joe Dolan - 1968 Joe Dolan - 1969
Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1972 Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1968 Joe Dolan - 1969
Joe Dolan - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1968 Joe Dolan - 1970 Joe Dolan - 1971
Joe Dolan - 1969 Joe Dolan - 1968 Joe Dolan - 1972 Joe Dolan - 1971 Joe Dolan - 1969
Joe Dolan - 1973 Joe Dolan - 1968 Joe Dolan - 1968 Drumbeats (RF) Dukes (RF)
Dixielanders (PL) Dixielanders (PL) Dixielanders (PL) Dixielanders (PL) Dixielanders (PL)
Dixielanders (PL)Dixies (PL) Dixies (PL) Dixies (PL) Dixies (PL)
Donie Collins Band (PL)Drifters (PL) Drifters (PL) Drifters (PL) Drifters (PL)
Drifters (PL) Drifters (PL) Drifters (PL) Drifters (PL) Drumbeats (PL)
Dublin Corp. - 1972 Dublin Corp. - 1972 Dublin Corp. - 1972 Dublin Corp. - 1971 Dublin Corp. - 1971
Dublin Corp. - 1971 Sandie Jones - 1972 Sandie Jones - 1972 Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1972
Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1972 Sandie Jones - 1973 Sandie Jones - 1972
Sandie Jones - 1972 Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1972
Dixies - 1972 Sandie Jones - 1972 Derek Dean - 1968 Derek Dean - 1968 Derek Dean - 1973
Derek Dean - 1967 Derek Dean - 1968 Derek Dean - 1967 Derek Dean - 1967 Derek Dean - 1972
Derek Dean - 1974 Derek Dean - 2007 Derek Dean - 1968 George Duffy (RF) Jimmy Dunny (RF)
Dynachords (MR) Dixietones (RF) Dots (RF) Derritones (GK) Dutch Swing College (TF)
         
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Photo Credits:

(DD) Photos courtesy David Dwane of the Western People
(LR) Photos courtesy Liam O'Reilly
(MN) Photos courtesy Mike Niblett
(PB) Photos courtesy Paddy Brennan of the Limerick Rock n' Roll Club
(JD)  Photos courtesy Joe Dodd
(BS) Photos courtesy Billy Swann
(BL) Photos courtesy Brendan O'Loughlin
(BK) Photos courtesy Brian "Shorty" O'Kane
(GB) Photos courtesy Glen Brown
(MF) Photos courtesy Martin Flynn
(TP) Photos courtesy Teddie Palmer
(DL) Photos courtesy Dick Lynott
(MH) Photos courtesy Michael O'Hara
(LC)
Photos courtesy Louis Chapman
(DM) Photos courtesy Danny McLaughlin
(MB) Photos courtesy Michael Brennan
(LG) Photos courtesy Liam Gilmartin
(MG) Photos courtesy Mick Gilligan
(GC) Photos courtesy Gerard O'Connor
(KS) Photos courtesy Kathleen Smith
(DH) Photos courtesy David Hayes
(DK) Photos courtesy Des Hopkins
(TF) Photos courtesy Tom Foley
(DX) Photos courtesy Dessie Lennox
(PY) Photos courtesy Peter Brady
(JB) Photos courtesy John Baird
(BB) Photos courtesy Bill Bourke
(MY) Photos courtesy Mickey Brennan
(AJ) Photos courtesy Alan Jones
(JD) Photo courtesy John Devitt
(MR) Photo courtesy Michael Roddy

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