Jim Conlon was lead guitarist with Waterford's Royal Showband from their founding in Waterford right through to their residencies in Las Vegas. Over the years, he collected photos and press-cuttings from the band's years at the very top of the Irish showbands' scene. Here Jim share's some of his precious memories with visitors to the Irish Showbands & Beat-Groups Archive.
My mother (Mrs. Conlon) and Tom Dunphy   A stopover en route to Toronto
Charlie and me in Hyde Park, London    
     
The Olympia Ballroom, Waterford 1957     Friends of T.J., part of the troupe, the Mikado
     
London,  at the Carl-Allan Awards   Las Vegas, Nevada, McCarron Airport ~ 1966
     
Joe Louis at Miami Beach - me, Tom, Gerry and Charlie
(Sonny Liston vs Cassius Clay title-fight)		    
On a float St. Patrick's Day in Chicago where we were hosted by Mayor Richard Daly (the King maker) early '60s.  

Dunmore East, Co. Waterford as we waited for two small planes to land and take us to Belfast to record an album - A T.J. stunt (the planes could not land in the fog that came in from the ocean. Later, they landed in a field near Kilkenny where we boarded.

     
Jim onstage with Michael Coppinger    
    Michael evading his captors - this was taken in Queen's University, Belfast
   

Main showroom at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas ~ great shot of Tom .... and the Bainin (Aran) Jackets!

Thanks for the memories Jim .....
     
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