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http://larrycunningham.ie the mighty avons 28 september 2012 dublin , ireland 1961 -- 2012 clooneen , mullinalaghta , county longford , ireland 140 13 february 1938 solo_singer country and irish larry cunningham
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larry cunningham

larry cunningham -lrb- 13 february 1938 - 28 september 2012 -rrb- was an irish country music singer , who was one of the leading figures of the showband scene in the 1960s and 1970s .
regarded as a `` trailblazer '' and `` legend '' in the music industry , he accomplished a series of `` firsts '' during his career .
in 1964 , cunningham broke into the british charts with `` tribute to jim reeves '' , the first time an irish artist had done such a thing .
