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The band was established in Dublin in 1962 by impresario Tom Doherty. He recruited an existing group, the Downbeats Quartet, comprising Joe Tyrell (piano), Tony Bogan (drums), Clem Quinn (guitar), and Martin Phelan (saxophone), and augmented them with singer Jimmy Harte who at the time was a member of The Ambassadors Showband in Dublin, joined trumpeter Tommy O'Rourke, trombonist and vocalist ...
The Miami Showband killings (also called the Miami Showband massacre) [1] was an attack on 31 July 1975 by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group. It took place on the A1 road at Buskhill in County Down , Northern Ireland.
Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born in Dublin on 28 May 1970, the son of Bernadette Quinn (née Brady) and Murty Quinn. His father was a musician and singer with the Miami Showband, who had seven No. 1 hits in the 1960s and 1970s. [1] He was raised in the Cabinteely suburb of Dublin, and attended Clonkeen College.
The documentary explores the Miami Showband killings, an attack on The Miami Showband on 31 July 1975 by the loyalist paramilitary group Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).The Miami Showband were at the time one of Ireland's most popular cabaret bands, and in the attack five people were killed, including three members of the band.
Throughout the 1970s the Miami Dolphins had the highest winning percentage in all of professional sports. [ citation needed ] Griese was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Following the end of Griese's tenure, quarterback David Woodley became the Dolphins' starting quarterback and continued the Dolphins' success.
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At least 18 people were injured Monday when a Delta Air Lines plane overturned upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
With the Alexanders facing multiple charges of sex trafficking, a federal judge has knocked down escalating offers to secure the release of the three Miami-born brothers: Oren, Tal, and Alon.