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31%OFFMichael O´reilly - Dancehall Days: When Showbands Ruled the Stage - 9780717164608 - 9780717164608
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Dancehall Days: When Showbands Ruled the Stage

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Description for Dancehall Days: When Showbands Ruled the Stage Hardcover. Blending dynamic live shots with intimate portraits and candids, Dancehall Days is a collection of over 300 stunning black-and-white photographs drawn from Michael O'Reilly's personal archive. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AJB; AJC; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 298 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2562.

The Showbands phenomenon burst spectacularly onto the Irish music scene in the 1960s, and Spotlight photographer Michael O’Reilly had unique access to the biggest stars of that time.

From national treasures like The Royal Showband, The Drifters, The Clipper Carlton Showband, The Dixies, The Miami Showband and Phil Lynott; to heroes of the folk scene like The Wolfe Tones, The Dubliners and Johnny McEvoy; and international visitors including Sandie Shaw, The Everly Brothers, Bing Crosby, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, Diana Ross and David Bowie, this personal collection of photographs is a must-have for anyone whose hey-day was spent ... Read more

Remember it all again – the ferment of the music, the hysteria of the fans and the charismatic stars of that thrilling decade.

 

'Wonderfully evocative of how it was in the 1960s'

Shay Healy

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717164608
SKU
9780717164608
Shipping Time
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About Michael O´reilly
Michael O’Reilly is one of Ireland’s most experienced photographers. As a photographer for Spotlight Magazine, he was among those to be called into action when major overseas acts visited Ireland, and he saw the very best of the 1960s. He was there to document the hysteria that showbands inspired as they rolled between iconic venues like the Television Club and ... Read more

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