Sean Fleming

Bio:

Born in Killarney.
Family emigrated to the USA
(in the '50s?)
Formed The Rocketeers Irish Showband who toured the USA and Canada
Appeared on The Merv Griffin Show during 1967 [March 13, 1967: Merv's guests are actor Don Murray, singer Della Reese, comedian Jerry Shane, Sean Fleming and comedienne Betty Walker with regular Arthur Treacher; April 11, 1967: Merv's guests are bandleader Bob Crosby and Chris Crosby, Sean Fleming, actress Joanna Barnes, comedienne Moms Mabley, comedian Bobby Ramsen and Science fiction writer Walter Sullivan with regular Arthur Treacher.].

Signed to MGM Records, began recording in 1968.
From Billboard 6 Jan 1968: Int'l News Reports...New York... Herb Bernstein produced record session by Sean Fleming, who was 'discovered' by Merv Griffin

The MGM discography lists three recordings:
Sean Fleming (vocals) with Orchestra arranged & conducted by Herb Bernstein in NYC, November 9 1967
103989 The Kind o' Love UNISSUED
103990 Springfield MGM K13918
103991 Look For The Silver Lining -

Drafted in 1969 (applied to green card carriers, back then), spent 2 years in the army, including a tour of Vietnam.
Taught himself guitar and spent last 5 months as army entertainer rather than soldier.
Returned to civilian life in 1971, starting from scratch again.

Began playing Irish pubs and clubs and carved a career, self-releasing several records.

Look for the Silver Lining
Springfield
Reels
The Town I Loved So Well
Yarmouth Town
Jigs
Love is Teasing
The Wild Pacific Shore (Sean Fleming)
She Moved Through the Fair
The Lark in the Morning
The Shores of America
Fire Island (Sean Fleming)
Fields of Athenry
Barnastrade
The West Awake
Give Ireland Back to the Irish

Notes: Tracks 13-16 recorded by the Sean Fleming Band active ca 2003-2005, lineup of Justin Jordan, Steve Holley and Bruce Gordon

Rocky Road to Dublin
Paddy's Green Shamrock Shores
Killarney in My Soul (Sean Fleming)
Ar An Rothar
Fiddler's Green
Asking for the Rights (Sean Fleming)
Hollywood Seems So Far Away (Sean Fleming)
Song For Miah (Sean Fleming)
You Can't Give Me What I Want (Sean Fleming)
Heather on the Moor
A Waltz (Sean Fleming)
Reels

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