Brendan Bowyer

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Brendan Bowyer
Born(1938-10-12)12 October 1938
Waterford, Ireland
Died28 May 2020(2020-05-28) (aged 81)
Las Vegas, United States
GenresRock and roll
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1957–2020
Websitewww.brendanbowyer.com

Brendan Bowyer (12 October 1938 – 28 May 2020) was an

Stardust Resort & Casino, Las Vegas during the 1970s.[citation needed
]

Although born in Waterford, he relocated to Limerick with his family when he was two years old. There he was educated at the Model School and Crescent College, singing with the Redemptorist choir before returning to Waterford with his parents.[1]

Career

Brendan Bowyer began his career with the Royal Showband in 1957. His ability to tailor American

UK Singles Chart.[3]
"Don't Lose Your Hucklebuck Shoes" returned the band to the number one position later in 1965.

In the summer of 1971 Bowyer, along with singer Tom Dunphy, left the Royal Showband and formed the Big Eight Showband. The band spent the summers playing the ballroom circuit in Ireland but also spent six months of the year in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. Within a short time, Bowyer and the band made the decision to relocate to Las Vegas permanently. He was based in Las Vegas from then on, though he made frequent trips back to Ireland. In 1977 he made a brief return to the Irish charts with his tribute, "Thank You Elvis."

Having enjoyed a semi-retirement phase, Bowyer returned to the spotlight, touring Ireland each year, some for months on end, with his daughter Aisling Bowyer, and a six piece band. They performed his showband era hits, dance numbers, nationalist songs, modern contemporary songs and concert hits.

2001 saw the release of Follow On, a covers album, where Bowyer performed some of the most popular Irish songs, such as "Summer in Dublin," "What's Another Year," "Past the Point of Rescue," and "I Don't Like Mondays."

2005 saw Brendan and Aisling headlining the entertainment list for the

Waterford, performing in the open air to an estimated crowd of 12,000.[citation needed] In 2015, Bowyer was the star of the "Ireland's Showbands - Do You Come Here Often?" concert series.[citation needed
]

Bowyer died on 28 May 2020, at the age of 81.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pop Star Joins Limerick" (PDF). Limerick Leader. 15 June 1964.
  2. ^ Gavin Ryan's retrospective music charts for Australian capital cities 1953-2013 have "The Hucklebuck" at #1 in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, #3 in Sydney, and #8 in Perth [Gavin Ryan, Music Chart books, Moonlight Publishing (Golden Square, Victoria, Australia), five volumes 2004-2007.
  3. ^ The Showband Era: The Royal Showband, Iangallagher.com, Retrieved 11 July 2010
  4. ^ Waterford native and showband legend Brendan Bowyer passes away, Waterfordlive.ie, Retrieved 28 May 2020

External links

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