Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Sean Dunphy, Irish entertainer died he was , 73.

Sean Dunphy was an Irish singer who represented Ireland at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest, achieving second place with "If I Could Choose" died he was , 73.. He was also the first Irish singer to record in Nashville.





(30 November 1937 – 17 May 2011)

Born in Whitehall, Dublin, Dunphy first became famous in his home country as lead singer with The Hoedowners, a showband led by trumpeter Earl Gill.[2] Between 1966 and 1973, fourteen singles by Sean Dunphy and The Hoedowners entered the Irish Charts including, in 1969, two number ones: "Lonely Woods of Upton" and "When The Fields Were White With Daisies". In the late 1970s, Dunphy went on to have two further hits as a solo artist.
Despite undergoing a quadruple heart bypass operation in 2007, Sean Dunphy continued to give live performances.[3] In March 2009 he sang many of his greatest hits in a one-off concert at Dublin's National Concert Hall.[4] His last public engagement was at a charity event twenty-four hours before his death.[5]
Sean Dunphy and his wife Lily had four children. His son Brian is a member of the Irish band, The High Kings.[5]
Dunphy died at his home in Baldoyle, County Dublin and is buried at Greenogue cemetery in Ashbourne, County Meath.[6]
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Discography

Sean Dunphy and the Hoedowners

Year
Single
Chart Positions
1966
"Wonderful World of My Dreams"
3
"Showball Crazy"
2
1967
"4033"
17
"If I Could Choose"
2
"Talking Love"
13
1968
"Two Loves"
2
"Christmas Polka"
2
1969
"Lonely Woods of Upton"
1
"When the Fields Were White with Daisies"
1
1970
"The Old Fenian Gun"
5
"The Old Refrain"
19
1972
"There's an Island in the Sun"
10
"Michael Collins"
12
1973
"Pal of My Cradle Days"
3

Sean Dunphy solo

Year
Single
Chart Positions
CAN Country
CAN AC
IRE
1972
"Fields of Green"
"And the Old House Died"
47[8]
"The Great White Horse"
23[9]
1977
"Santa Claus Is Coming Tonight"
14
1979
"Rosie"
30

 

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