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Pop Band Photos D-H (323)

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On this page, we pay tribute to the many pop bands that entertained Irish audiences back in the "good old days." 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 these bands are today, please click here. 

All photos are identified with contributor's initials on this page and their name imprinted on the photo. All photos are copy protected, if you would like a high resolution digital image, please email us and we will contact the contributor.
(click here for full acknowledgement list at the bottom of page).

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Cahir O'Doherty & Dazzle Band - 1975Red Hurley and his Band Gibney & Donovan (SM) Diamonds Billy Brown & The Freshmen - 1979
The Freshmen - 1970 (SM) Duggie Jane and Goldrush Joe Dolan - 1975 Candi of Dynamite Duskey Sisters
Colm Hughes - 1975 Joe Dolan & the Drifters - early 1970's Joe Dolan in Moscow Freshmen - 1978 Fantasy (FK)
Duskey Sisters - 1981 Derek Dean & The Freshmen - 1972 Hollywood Stars - 1975 The New Fairways - 1973 Red Hurley - 1975
Dickie's Band (DL) Joanna Farrell of Tequila Sunrise (TP) Cathal Dunne Drifters - 1975 (DL) New Fairways ('74) (DL)
Freshmen - 1970 (DD) Dickie's Band - mid 70's (DL) Red Hurley & His Band  - 1974 (DL) Fairways ('75) (DL) Dana - early 70's (DL)
Shorty & The Heartbeats
- 1986 (BK)		 Freedom (JD) Shorty & the Heartbeats with Rosie - 1988 (BK) Fantasy - Late 80's (DD) Red Hurley - 1978
Sandy Duskey - 1974 Freshmen Live - 1971 (DD) Harmony Heights (JD) Harmony Heights (JD) Joanna Farrell of Tequila Sunrise (TP)
Fantasy (FL) Duskeys - 1982 Tommy Drennan Dreams (TP) The Drifters (KS)

The Dreams (KS)

Freedom (KS)

 Jim Farley's Big Band-1971 (KS) Hot Fever-1979 Joe Dolan & The Drifters - 1974 (LR)
Joe Dolan - 1975 (LR) Danny Doyle & Maxi (LR) Joanna of Tequila Sunrise (LR) The "New" Dixies (LR) Ginger Morgan & Hot Fever (JB)
Joe Dolan - 1972 (LR) Dickie's Band Derek Dean & The Freshmen - late 1971 Derek Dean (LR) GB Band (BK)
Sandie & Joe of the Dixies - 1972 Brendan O'Brien & Joe Mac of the Dixies Fairways - 1968 (DL) Fairways - 1970 (DL) Dixies - 1972
Gimik (PH) Hollywood Stars - 1977 (PH) Hollywood Stars (PH) Gary Green  (PH) Red Hurley Band (PH)
Colm Hughes of the Superstars (PH) Joanna Farrell (PH) Cathal Dunne & The Formula (PH) Colm Hughes & Superstars (PH) Red Hurley Band (PH)
Fantasy Dreams Joe Dolan (PH) Candy of Dynamite (PH) Sandy Duskey & The Fairways (PH)
Gary Street signs with Tom Kelly (LR) Joanna Farrell (LR) Cathal Dunne (PH) Red Hurley (PH) Gentry - 1969
East Coast Angels - 1978
(PH)		 Drifters (PH) Fantasy - 1980's Goldrush - 1978 (PH) Red Hurley - 1978 (PH)
Red Hurley - 1978 (PH) Gibney & Donovan - 1978 (PH) Joanna Farrell - 1984 Dixies - 1971 Drifters - 1971
The Gentry - 1971 Gentry - 1971 Mitch & the Editions - 1971 Gentry - 1971 Joanna Farrell - 1988
Gentry - 1970 Freshmen - 1971 Fresh Boogie Band - 1979 (JM)

The Dreams (KS)

 Roly Daniels - 1971 (KS)
Red Hurley (KS) Harry's Gang (TP) Derek Dean - 1967 Harry's Gang - 1980 (TP) Flames - 1969
John Farrell - 1969 Gentry - 1969 Gentry - 1970 Dana - 1970 Dana - 1971
Dana - 1968 Dana - 1968 Dana - 1968 Dana - 1969 Dana - 1971

Dana - 1970 Dana - 1970 Dana - 1970 Dana - 1970 Dana - 1970

Dana - 1970

 Dana - 1970 Dana - 1971 Dana - 1971 Gentry - 1970

Gentry - 1968 Herdsmen - 1973

Cathal Dunne - 1974

 Friends - 1970 (LF) Groundhogs - 1971
Groundhogs - 1971 Tom Dunphy - 1975 Freshmen - 1975 Freshmen - 1972 Derek Deane - 1972
Ray Donnan - 1972 Freshmen - 1972 Derek Dean - 1972 Dixies - 1972Dixies - 1974
Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1973 Dixies - 1972Dixies - 1973 Dixies - 1972
Dixies - 1974 Dixies - 1972 Dixies - 1972Dixies - 1973 Mitch & the Edition - '70
Mitch & the Edition - '71 Mitch & the Edition - '71 Mitch & the Edition - '71 Mitch & the Edition - '71 Mitch & the Edition - '70
Fairways - 1974 Fairways - 1969 Fairways - 1974 Fairways - 1968 Fairways - 1969
Fairways - 1973 Fairways - 1969 Fairways - 1969 Fairways - 1975 Fairways - 1973
Flint (SB) Flint (SB) Flint (SB) Dana (RF) Dana (RF)
Daddy Cool-Lollipops (RF) Daddy Cool-Lollipops (RF) Daddy Cool-Lollipops (RF) Daddy Cool-Lollipops (RF) Daddy Cool-Lollipops (RF)
Dana (RF) Dana (RF) Dana (RF) Dana (RF) Dana (RF)
Dana (RF) Dazzle Band (RF) Dazzle Band (RF) Dazzle Band (RF) Dazzle Band (RF)
Dazzle Band (RF) Derrick's Band (RF) Dingle Band (RF) Diamonds (RF) Dickie's Band (RF)
Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF)
Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF)
Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF) Dickie's Band (RF)
Ding-A-Ling (RF) Ding-A-Ling (RF) Ding-A-Ling (RF) Ding-A-Ling (RF) Ding-A-Ling (RF)
Dreams - North (RF) Dreams - North (RF) Dreams - North (RF) Duane Family (RF) Duffie (RF)
Dynamite (RF) Dynamite (RF) Edition (RF) Edition (RF) Edition (RF)
Edition (RF) Edition (RF) Edition (RF) Edition (RF) Edition (RF)
Edition (RF) Edition (RF) Edition (RF) Fame (RF) Fantasy (RF)
Fantasy (RF) Fantasy (RF) Fantasy (RF) Duffie - 1972 Duffie - 1974
Duffie - 1974 Duffie - 1974 Duffie - 1974 Duffie - 1974 Duffie - 1974
Duffie - 1974 Duffie - 1974 Flames (RF) Flint (RF) Flint (RF)
Flames - 1969 Flames - 1969 Flames - 1969 Flames - 1969 Freedom - 1970
Freedom - 1970 Freedom - 1970 Freedom - 1970 Freedom - 1970 Freedom - 1970
Freedom - 1971 Freedom (RF) Friends (RF) Friends (RF) Friends (RF)
Friends (RF) Friends - 1972 Galaxy Band (RF) Galaxy Band (RF) Galaxy Band (RF)
Galaxy Band (RF) Galaxy Band (RF) Gentry (RF) Gentry (RF) Gentry (RF)
Gentry (RF) Gentry (RF) Gentry (RF) Gentry (RF) Gentry (RF)
Giants (RF) Gibney & Donovan (RF) Gibney & Donovan (RF) Gimik (RF) Gimik (RF)
Gimik (RF) Girl Talk (RF) Glamour Band (RF) Glamour Band (RF) Gentry - 1972
Groundhogs (RF) Gypsies (RF) Harry's Gang (RF) Herdsmen (Cork) (RF)x Herdsmen (Cork) (RF)x
Herdsmen (Cork) (RF)x Hollywood Stars (RF) Hollywood Stars (RF) Hollywood Stars (RF) Hollywood Stars (RF)
Hollywood Stars (RF) Hollywood Stars (RF) Horizon (RF)

Dana - 1973

Dana - 1971

Dana - 1971

Dana - 1971

Dana - 1972

Dana - 1972

Dana - 1972

Dana - 1974

Dana - 1974

Dana - 1975

Dana - 1974

Dana - 1972

Dana

 Laurie Hartz (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF)
Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF)
   
Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF) Red Hurley Band (RF) Coming Soon Coming Soon
         
Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon

Additional Photo Credits:

(AG) Photos contributed by Anthony Grace
(SM) Photos contributed by Shaun Magee
(MN) Photos contributed by Mike Niblett
(FK) Photos contributed by Francis Kennedy
(TP) Photos contributed by Teddie Palmer
(AC) Photos contributed by Alan Carr
(DD) Photos contributed by David Dwane of the Western People
(DL) Photos contributed by Dick Lynott
(DC) Photos contributed by Declan Colgan
(PK) Photos contributed by Peter Kinsey
(JD) Photos contributed by Joe Dodd
(BK) Photos contributed by Brian "Shorty" O'Kane
(AM) Photos contrbuted by Andy Monk
(FL) Photos contributed by Frank Lundy
(LR) Photos contributed by Liam O'Reilly
(KS) Photos contributed by Kathleen Smith
(JB) Photos contributed by John Baird
(PH) Photos contributed by Peter Harkin
(JM) Photos contributed by James Meredith
(LF) Photos contributed by Leo Fitzpatrick

 


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