Joe Dolan

The son of a bicycle-shop owner, Joe Dolan is one of the most successful vocalists in Ireland. The only Irish singer to reach the top ten in the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80s and 90s, Dolan was a constant presence on the hit parade of the Emerald Isle. His many Irish hits include "I Love You More and More Everyday", "My Own Peculiar Way", "Aching Breaking Heart", "Pretty Brown Eyes", "Tar and Cement", "The House with the Whitewashed Gable", "Love of the Common People" and "The Westmeath Bachelor". Scoring an international hit with "Make Me an Island," which topped the music charts of fourteen countries, in 1969, he went on to reach the European top ten with such tunes as "Teresa," "You're Such a Good Looking Woman," "It Makes No Difference," and "Falling in Love." Collaborating with Italian songwriter and producer, Robert Danova, and songwriter Peter Yellowstone, Dolan had his greatest success when he wrote and recorded the million-selling hit, "Lady in Blue," in 1975. Continuing to work with Danova and Yellowstone, he scored hits with "Crazy Woman", "I Need You", "Sister Mary", "Sixteen Brothers", "My Love", "You belong To Me", "Most Wanted Man In The U.S.A." and "Hush Hush Maria". Becoming the first western artist to perform in the former Soviet Union, in 1978, Dolan made his North American debut, two years later, when he spent two months performing at the Silverbird Hotel in Las Vegas. He returned for a six-week engagement in 1981. Launching his own label, Gable Records, in the early-1990s, Dolan recorded a top twenty hit single, "Ciara", in 1993, and an album, Endless Magic, that reached the ninth chart position, in 1997. He recorded a chart-topping hit, "Good Looking Woman", with a puppet, Dustin, The Turkey. Dolan has continued to be in touch with contemporary music. His...