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Butch Moore

voc, 1938-2001 IE
Singer of Pop and World
A.k.a. James Augustine Moore

Butch Moore (10 January 1938 - 3 April 2001) was an Irish singer. He was born James Augustine Moore in Dublin and was a showband icon during the 1960s. He achieved celebrity status as Ireland's first contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and attracted huge crowds with the Capitol Showband in the State's many ballrooms.As the lead singer with the Capitol Showband, he rivalled the Royal Showband's Brendan Bowyer as Ireland's most popular showband vocalist. When his career went into a decline, he emigrated to the United States in 1970, where he spent the last 31 years of his life.

     
Genres
  • Pop
  • World
  • Folk
  • Rock
Popular Tracks   
Walking the Streets In the Rain on The Irish Showband Collection by Various Artists
Down Came the Rain on The Irish Showband Collection by Various Artists
Foolin' Time on The Irish Showband Collection by Various Artists
Our Love Will Go On on The Irish Showband Collection by Various Artists
So Many Ways on The Irish Showband Collection by Various Artists
The Incredible Miss Brown on The Fabulous Irish Showbands by Various Artists
Too Soon To Know on Across The Pond: British & Irish Country Music by Various Artists
I Missed You on The Era of the Irish Showband by Various Artists
The Folks Who Live on the Hill on Greatest Musical Composers: Jerome Kern by Various Artists
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town on Ultimate Christmas by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
The Best Of Butch MooreButch Moore1967Compil.
Till Then My LoveButch Moore1967Single
Walking In The Streets In The RainButch Moore1965Single
A Christmas WishButch Moore And The Capitol Showband1965Single
Walking In The Streets In The RainButch Moore1965Single
Walking The Streets In The RainButch Moore1965Single
Down Came The RainButch Moore And The Capitol Showband1964Single
I Missed You / Touch MeButch Moore And The Capitol Showband1964Single
Direct From Ireland's Hit ParadeButch MooreAlbum
Drunken Nights / Golden JubileeButch Moore And Maeve MulvanySingle
So Many WaysButch Moore & The Capitol ShowbandSingle
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