Larry Cunningham

Larry Cunningham
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Background information
Born(1938-02-13)13 February 1938
Clooneen, Mullinalaghta,
County Longford, Ireland
Died28 September 2012(2012-09-28) (aged 74)
Dublin, Ireland
GenresCountry and Irish
OccupationSinger
Years active1961–2012
Websitehttp://larrycunningham.ie

Larry Cunningham (13 February 1938 – 28 September 2012)[1] was an Irish country music singer, who was one of the leading figures of the showband scene in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] Cunningham accomplished a series of "firsts" during his career. In 1964, Cunningham broke into the British charts with "Tribute to Jim Reeves", the first time an Irish artist had done such a thing.[3]

  1. ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2012 July To December". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ^ "The nostalgia two-step". Irish Independent. 14 July 2001. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Irish showband singer Larry Cunningham dies". BBC News. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.