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Miriam Lord: A fitting farewell to Dickie Rock as ‘king of Cabra’ gets full house for his final gig
Funeral of star of the showband era took place in Cabra, where he sang in the choir as a boy before becoming one of Ireland’s most beloved entertainers
In pictures: Twink, Finbar Furey, Gordon D’Arcy, attend ‘legend’ Dickie Rock’s funeral in Dublin
Miami Showband member and solo artist was one of showband scene’s biggest stars, as well as a former Eurovision contestant
Funeral of ‘eternal legend’ Dickie Rock attended by hundreds in Dublin
Fr Brian D’Arcy leads Cabra church service and jokes Rock would be ‘delighted to see a full house for his last gig’
Dickie Rock obituary: Ireland’s first rock star who blazed a trail through the 1960s music scene
Shy off-stage, once the music struck up and the crowd roared, he became an icon
‘Spit on me Dickie!’ scandalised the Church. But Rock was more safety valve than satanic threat
There were soon much more exotic ways to be a teenager than going into violent hysterics for Dickie Rock, but for a time, he filled the gap between who Irish teenagers were and who they were supposed to be
Dickie Rock remembered: ‘The jacket came off, the buttons were undone, the audience grabbed’
'When I hit the stage I change. I metamorphosise. I become a different person. I give off a vibe,’ said the late showband singer
‘A true Irish superstar’: Showband singer Dickie Rock dies, aged 88
President among those offering tributes to former Miami Showband member, who represented Ireland at 1966 Eurovision
Róisín Ingle: What happened when I asked Johnny Logan about Dickie Rock?
Johnny Logan was probably the first person I fancied. The year was 1980. I was eight
Johnny Logan apologises for saying Dickie Rock ‘lives in a fantasy world’
‘I am happy not to have to go away to pursue success,’ Rock told Eurovision winner
Johnny Logan: ‘Dickie Rock is a legend in his own head... He lives in a fantasy world’
The Eurovision winner talks about music, religion and family. Then things get a bit awkward
‘Having a one night stand doesn’t mean you don’t love your wife’
Showband singer Dickie Rock tells the Róisín Meets podcast of life on the road and his enduring addiction to performing
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