From: Dublin
Active: 60s onwards
Style: Pop/Folk/Soul
Bio:
Irish singer who enjoyed a long career performing solo, as a member of Family Pride,
on TV, in theatre productions, in cabaret, session work, etc, etc.
Discography:
• Des Smyth & The Collegemen - The Pillow That Whispers / Lonely Street
7" - Pye Records - 7N 15867 - IRL - 1965
• Des Smith & The Collegemen - Wedding Bells / All For The Love Of A Girl
7" - Pye Records - 7N 15996 - IRL - 1965
• Let's Be Thankful / Things You Hear About Me
7" - Columbia - IDB 804 - IRL - 1972 - no PS
• Rag and Bone Man / On My Own Again
7" - EMI Records - EMD 4001 - IRL - 1973
Reached #8 in Ireland's Top 20 Chart of 23rd August 1973
A-side included on Memories of Dublin LP (EMI Talisman STAL 8005)
• After Dark
LP - EMI Green Label - LEAF 7001 - IRL - 1973
• I'm Singing My Song / Remembering
7" - Rex Records - R 11096 - IRL - 1974
• Keep Me In Mind / Lovin' Man
7" - Rex Records - R 11103 - IRL - 1975
• Roulette / Be My Wife Again
7" - Rex Records - R 11105 - IRL - 1975
• Reflections
LP - Rex Records - RPS 111 - IRL - 1976
side 1:
Just A Little Bit Of Love
Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott
Beneath the Lights of Home
Domani
Got 2 Again
Until
side 2:
You Are
She
Hello, Mary Lou
Danny Boy
The Tennessee Stud
One More Mountain To Climb
Notes:
Jerry Hughes (electric guitar, classical guitar, Moog)
Des Moore (classical guitar, bass)
Eamonn Campbell (acoustic guitar)
John Curran (bass, tenor sax)
Jim Doherty (piano)
John Wadham (drums), Des Reynolds (drums)
Saxes: Sonny Knowles, Jim Farley, Tommy McCarthy
a.o.
Produced and arranged by Jerry Hughes.
• Pure Gold
LP - CBS Records - 82312 - IRL - 1977
Recorded 1976.
• Dublin Saunter / The Road Became A River
7" - Solo Records - SOLO 150 - IRL - circa 1977
• Readymix Reward / Readymix, Complaints Department
7" - Quartz Records - RMIX 1 - IRL - 1979 - PS
See also: Anne Bushnell, Family Pride
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