associated_acts years_active birth_place background birth_date genre article_title name occupation
the royal showband , the big eight 1957-present waterford , ireland solo_singer 12 october 1938 rock 'n' roll brendan bowyer
 brendan bowyer singer
brendan bowyer

brendan bowyer -lrb- born 12 october 1938 in waterford , ireland -rrb- is an irish showband singer best known for fronting the royal showband and the big eight , and who had five number one hits in ireland .
he is also renowned for having the beatles open for him at a concert in 1962 at the liverpool empire theatre , and being regarded as one of the first headlining elvis impersonators .
elvis presley himself was a big fan of brendan 's performances and would often attend bowyers concerts in the stardust resort & casino , las vegas during the 1970s .
