Luke Kelly
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Biography
Luke Kelly, born on 17â¯Novemberâ¯1940 in Dublin, was an Irish singer, banjo player and actor whose career began in the early 1960s after a period of work in England. He joined The Dubliners in 1962, contributing his distinctive voice to the groupâs debut album The Dubliners (1964) and to landmark recordings such as Irish Night Out (1965) and Seven Drunken Nights (1968). His solo work includes The Luke Kelly Album with the Dubliners (1981) and posthumous releases such as The Collection (1994) and The Definitive Collection (2010). Kellyâs performances of "The Rocky Road to Dublin", "On Raglan Road" and "Scorn Not His Simplicity" became staples of Irish folk music, and his participation in tours across Europe and the United States helped popularise the genre internationally. He died in Dublin on 30â¯Januaryâ¯1984 at age 43; posthumously he has been commemorated with statues, a bridge named after him, and continued sales of his recordings.
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- The Auld Triangle by Luke Kelly
- Net Hauling Song
- The Nightingale by Luke Kelly
- Alabama '58
- The Sun Is Burning
- Love Is Pleasing by Luke Kelly
- Dirty Old Town
- The Jail Of Cluain Meala
- Swallow's Tail by Luke Kelly
- The Black Velvet Band
- Tramps And Hawkers by Luke Kelly
- Go To Sea No More
- Peggy Gordon
- The Galway Races
- Maids When You're Young Never Wed An Old Man
- Joe Hill by Luke Kelly
- The Wild Rover by Luke Kelly
- The Molly Maguires
- School Days Over by The Dubliners
- Springhill Mining Disaster
- The Wild Rover (Take 1) by The Dubliners
- The Dundee Weaver
- The Gartan Mother's Lullaby
- Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe
