Paramount Showband (1960-1968)
Photo Gallery -
Band Lineups -
Discography
- Audio samples -
Where Are They Now?
The Story
The early days of the band are difficult to ascertain as there were
two bands in 1960 that called themselves the Paramount
Showband...one from Omagh called the "Platters Paramount Showband"
and one from Tuam...the "Paramount Showband." The first reference to
the Tuam-based band we could find was in late 1960.
Early newspaper advertisements listed the boys as
"Dixieland and Latin American Specialists." Early adverts also
reported the band had five vocalists including Jimmy Eagleton and
Tommy Ryan (an "International Singing Guitarist").
More to come.....
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