Hailing from Tralee in County Kerry,
The Vanguard Six took their name from an American rocket. Records
included 'Isle Of Innisfree / Those Times Have Gone' (Shamrock
SSP503 - 1965) and 'Who's Taking You Home Tonight / Mother
Machree' (Dolphin DOS4 - 1968). Line-up
..............................Billy
McChord - guitar and vocals
..............................Brendan
O'Carroll - piano
..............................Richard
Fitzgerald - drums
..............................Tommy
O'Callaghan- tenor sax
..............................Liam
Aherne - trumpet & bass
..............................Joe
Boylan - trombone
............................................Later
..............................Brendan
Short - guitar
..............................Des
Wilson - vocals and bass
..............................Eddie
Lynch - vocals
..............................Tommy
O'Dowda - vocals
..............................Ricky
Douglas - vocals
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