The Chessmen

The story of The Chessmen will be featured in our "Be My Guest" pages in the future. If you would like to share your memories of The Chessmen please write a paragraph and email it to "post @ irishshowbands dot net". Comments and memories of friends, band-members and fans will be published on this page.
Guitarist Willie Halpin, drummer Terry Brady and pianist Terry Byrne were schoolmates at Synge Street School, Dublin in the early ‘60s, and their mutual interest in music led them to forming a group. Soon they were joined by organist Alan Donaldson (Dee) and bassist Robert Ballagh and this five-piece became the core of The Chessmen......(to be continued in "Be My Guest").

Selected Discography

1965 - The Fightin' / Exodus - Rex R 11004
1965 - There's Nothing To It - What In The World's Come Over You? - Pye 7N 15976
1966 - Come To The Bower / Here I Go - Major MJS 105
1966 - Michael Murphy's Boy / An Ordinary Fellow - Pye 7N 17142
1967 - Tell Laura I Love Her / 24 Hours From Tulsa - Tribune TRS101
1968 - Cryin Time / Billy Jones - Tribune TRS 111
1968 - Up and down / Loving You - Tribune TRS118
1968 - Bang Shang A Lang c/w Billy Jones - Tribune TRS 123
1969 - Swan Song / When The Swallows Fly - Tribune TRS126

 

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