The Royal Showband Waterford's lyrics & chords

The Royal came roaring out of Waterford in the late 50's as they took the entire country by storm. The band set attendance records, had the first single by a showband, had the first Irish showband number one hit on the Irish charts and captured the imagination of a generation in the 1960's and beyond. The original lineup included: Brendan Bowyer (trombone), Michael Coppinger (sax), Jim Conlon (guitar), Tom Dunphy (bass), Gerry Cullen (keyboards), and Charlie Matthews (drums). Eddie Sullivan (trumpet) would join the band in early 1958, the line...read more