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The Showbands of the 50's and 60's: R (483) 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. 

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Royal (JD) Raindrops (PB) Royal (JD) Ravens - 1964 (JD) Jack Ruane (DD)
Royal Showband featuring Lee Lynch (DD) Royal Showband (JD) Royal Showband (JD) Royal Showband (JD) Jack Ruane Showband (DD)
Royal Showband (JD) Real McCoy (PB) Royal Showband (PB) Royal Showband (JD) Royal Showband (JD)
Regal Showband (JD) Royal Showband (JD) Regent Showband (GB) Royal Showband (JD) Royal Showband (JD)
Regency Showband (BS) Red Rockets Showband (LQ) Royal Showband (BS) Regal Showband (LR) Pat Roper of the Spotlights (KS)
Royal Blues (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR)
Royal Showband - 1961 (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Regent Showband (GB)

Rivi-eires Showband (PY)

Red Seven Showband Jack Ruane, Jr - 1966 (LR) Royal Showband - 1966 (LR) Royal Blues - 1966 (LR) Dickie Rock at Eurovision - 1966 (LR)
Royal Blues (JB) Royal Blues Royal Showband (LR) Ravens Showband (LR) Dickie Rock (LR)
Jack Ruane Showband (JB) Rising Sons Showband (JB) Royal Showband Live (JB) Dickie Rock (LR) Red Seven Showband(LR)
Red Seven Showband (LR) Mighty Rhythm Stars (JB) Mighty Rhythm Boys (JB) Royal Showband in Vegas (LR) Dickie Rock - 1966 (LR)
Dickie Rock Rhythm Boys Showband (PB) Regal Showband (PB) Dickie Rock - 1966 Royal Showband (LR)
Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband in Arklow (LR) Royal Showband in
Las Vegas
(LR)
Royal Earls (LR) Dickie Rock (LR) Royal Blues (BF) Royal Blues (LR) Jack Ruane
Royal - 1967 Royal - 1964 Red Seven Showband (LR) Ravens Ravens Showband (LR)
Royal Blues (LR) Declan Ryan Jack Ruane (JF) Declan Ryan Rhythm Kings (RF)
Regal Showband Riviera Showband (DD) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Blues - 1971
Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal Showband (LR) Royal in 1966 (MY)
Jack Ruane (LR) Jack Ruane (LR) Real McCoy (LR) Royal Blues (LR) Royal Showband (LR)
Dickie Rock (LR) Ravens (LR) Royal-One Nighters (LR) Dickie Rock - 1967 Jack Ruane Jr-1967
Jack Ruane Band-1967 Jack Ruane Jr-1967 Mickey Rooney - 1967 Riviera - 1967 Liam Ross - 1967
Jack Ruane Jr - 1972 (JR) Dickie Rock - 1969 Royal - 1969 Royal - 1969 Royal - 1969
Riviera - 1968

Royal Blues - 1968

Riviera - 1968 Real McCoy - 1968 Jack Ruane Jr-1970
Rainbow Showband Real McCoy - 1969 Real McCoy - 1968 Real McCoy - 1970 Real McCoy - 1968
Real McCoy - 1968 Real McCoy - 1972 Real McCoy - 1969 Real McCoy - 1968 Real McCoy - 1970
Real McCoy - 1969 Real McCoy - 1970 Raydots (AJ) Raydots (AJ) Raydots (AJ)
Raydots (AJ) Royal - 1970 Royal - 1971 Royal - 1967 Royal - 1967
Royal - 1970 Royal - 1970 Royal - 1970 Royal - 1972 Royal - 1967
Royal - 1970 Royal - 1969 Royal - 1969 Royal - 1971 Royal - 1971
Regal Showband (JC) Regal Showband (JC) Regal Showband (JC) Rio Showband (JC) Regal - 1963 (JC)

Regal - 1963 (JC) Red Barons (PM) Rim-Shot (MH) Dickie Rock - 1967 Dickie Rock - 1967
Dickie Rock - 1972 Dickie Rock - 1971 Dickie Rock - 1972 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1969
Dickie Rock - 1971 Dickie Rock - 1972 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1968
Dickie Rock - 1971 Dickie Rock - 1970 Dickie Rock - 1974 Dickie Rock - 1972 Dickie Rock - 1972
Dickie Rock - 1967 Dickie Rock - 1972 Dickie Rock - 1975 Dickie Rock - 1970 Dickie Rock - 1971
Dickie Rock - 1967 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1968
Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1969 Dickie Rock - 1969 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1969
Dickie Rock - 1975 Dickie Rock - 1973 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1972 Dickie Rock - 1968
Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1967 Dickie Rock - 1968 Dickie Rock - 1971 Dickie Rock - 1970
Dickie Rock - 1967 Dickie Rock - 1969 Eileen - 1968 Eileen - 1968 Eileen - 1967
Eileen - 1968 Eileen - 1968 Raindrops (PL) Raindrops (PL) Red Admirals (PL)
Regal (PL) Regal (PL) Regal (PL) Regal (PL) Regal (PL)
Regal (PL) Ritchie Fitzgerald (PL) Rhythm Boys (PL) Rhythm Boys (PL) Wes Rollins (PL)
Royal (PL) Royal (PL) Royal (PL) Royal (PL) Royal (PL)
Royal (PL) Royal (PL) Royal (PL) Royal Blues (PL) Royal Blues (PL)

Royal Blues (PL) Royal Earls - 1970 Sandie Jones - 1970

Jack Ruane Jr-1972

Jack & Lulu - 1967
Jack Ruane Jr-1969 Jack Ruane Jr-1969 Jack Ruane Jr-1969 Riviera - 1970 Riviera - 1970

Riviera - 1968

Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF)
Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF)
Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF) Jack Ruane (RF) Royal Aces (ST) Raindrops
Radiant (RF) Radio (RF) Radio (RF) Rainbow (RF) Ramblers (RF)
Riverside 7 (RF) Ravens (RF) Ravens (RF) Ravens (RF) Ravens (RF)
Ravens (RF) Ravens (RF) Ravens (RF) Ravens (RF) Ravens (RF)
Ravens (RF) Ray Gallagher (RF) Ray Richards (RF) Raydots (RF) Raydots (RF)
Rebel (RF) Rebel (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF)
Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regal (RF) Regency (RF) Regency (RF)
Regency (RF) Regency (RF) Revellers (RF) Rhythm Boys (RF) Rhythm Boys (RF)
Rhythm Boys (RF) Rhythm Boys (RF) Rhythm Boys (RF) Rhythm Boys (RF) Rhythm Boys (RF)
Rhythm Boys (RF) Rhythm Boys (RF) Rhythm Boys-Trim (RF) Rhythm Kings (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF)
Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF)
Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF) Rhythm Stars (RF)
Rico (RF) Rio (RF) Ripcords (RF) Riviera (RF) Riviera (RF)
Riviera (RF) Riviera (RF) Riviera (RF) Riviera (RF) Riviera (RF)
Rockaways (RF) Rolettes (RF) Rolettes (RF) Rolettes (RF) Rolettes (RF)
Rolettes (RF) Rolettes (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF)
Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF)
Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF)
Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF)
Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF)
Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Royal Blues (RF) Rovers Showband (RF)
Rovers Showband (RF) Rovers Showband (RF) Rovers Showband (RF) Rovers Showband (RF) Rovers Showband (RF)
Rovers Showband (RF) Royal Aces (RF) Royal Aces (RF) Royal Aces (RF) Royal Aces (RF)
Royal Chords (RF) Royal Chords (RF) Royal Chords (RF) Royal Earls (RF) Royal Earls (RF)
Royal Earls (RF) Royal Earls (RF) Royal Earls (RF) Royal Earls (RF) Royal Safari (RF)
Royal Safari (RF) Royal Safari (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
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Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF) Royal (RF)
   
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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
(LQ) Photos courtesy Len Quinn
(EN) Photos courtesy Eugene Nixon
(JB) Photos courtesy John Baird
(JF) Photos courtesy John Fennessy
(RF) Photos courtesy Ron Francis
(AJ) Photos courtesy Alan Jones
(MH) Photo courtesy Martin Hennessey

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