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| Mid 1960,s as a 6 piece Showband:
L-R: Colm Callaghan (Drums) Frank Mc Groary (Sax. /Clar.) David Laird (Trumpet) R.I.P. George Hetherington(Bass) John Trotter (Trombone/ Keyboards) and Pat Dusky (Guitar/Vocals) |
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| Marines at Shannon Airport. |
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Taken in the Devlin Hall ,
Letterkenny in the early 1960,s. L toR:Alfie Scott, Hughie Doherty Davy Laird,Tony O,Donnell, Brendan Duffy (Drums), Lexie Mc Connell, Fergus Cleary and Pat Dusky |
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John Trotter
(Trombone/ Keyboards) Marines Derry
City Showband, Plattermen
A nephew of the late John Scot Trotter, who was for many years
musical director for Bing Crosby,
this musician has taken audiences across America by storm.
There can be no doubt that there are few if any multi-instrumentalists
in the Irish field who can compare to this astonishing musician.
The acclaim he received first for his playing of the
Trombone, Piano, Accordion,Violin and Bagpipes
Read This Article about the Band
Story of the Marines Showband
By John Baird
All these current scans are kindly loaned
to me by David Laird,s son, Alan.
John
From John Bairds collection
bairdart@iol.ie
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