Larry Cunningham | |
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Background information | |
Born | Clooneen, Mullinalaghta, County Longford, Ireland | 13 February 1938
Died | 28 September 2012 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 74)
Genres | Country and Irish |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1961–2012 |
Website | http://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]