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JOE DOLAN

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Joe Dolan
 Joseph Francis Robert Dolan (October 16 1939 – December 26 2007), was an Ireland|Irish singer of easy listening songs.

Life and career
Joe Dolan's first job was as a compositor with the ''Westmeath Examiner'' before starting his musical career when he and his brother joined The Drifters in the early 1960s. This launched his career as a showband entertainer.<ref name="bn_dolan" />

His biggest chart-topper|hit was "Make Me An Island" (written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood), which went to Number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1969, and Number 1 in fourteen other countries. He was very popular in Ireland and among Irish diaspora|Irish emigrants from 1964 into the 1980s. He toured a great deal, and had several stints in Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas. In 1978, Dolan became the first Western pop music|pop singer to perform in the Soviet Union. In 1997, he re-recorded "Good Looking Woman" as a charity record with Dustin the Turkey, reaching Number One in the Irish Singles Chart. In 1998 and 1999, he released two successful albums of cover version|covers of songs by Britpop and rock music|rock musician|artists, including Blur (band)|Blur, Oasis (band)|Oasis, U2 and Bruce Springsteen.

Personal life
Joe Dolan never married and dealt with speculation about his sexuality throughout his life. However, he dismissed rumours that ... read all

Joe Dolan top albums

  1. The Best Of
  2. Make Me An Island - The Pye Anthology
  3. Make Me An Island
  4. More and More
  5. A Golden Hour Of
  6. Memories
  7. Sentimental and Blue
  8. Lady in Blue
    9. ...show all albums

Joe Dolan top songs and lyrics

  1. You're Such A Good Looking Woman
  2. Make Me an Island
  3. Lady in Blue
  4. Audrey
  5. Teresa
  6. Crazy Woman
  7. You're Such A Good Looking Wom
  8. Las Vegas
  9. I Need You
  10. Proud Mary
  11. Brothers
  12. The Answer To Everything
  13. Sixteen Brothers
  14. Pretty Brown Eyes
  15. Love Of The Common People
  16. Unchained Melody
  17. Hush Hush Maria
  18. Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller
  19. Joe Dolan Teresa
  20. You'll Never Know What You're Missing Till You Try
  21. My Own Peculiar Way
  22. Aching Breaking Heart
  23. Bridge over Troubled Water
  24. Good Looking Woman
  25. I'll Take The Money And Run
    26. ...show all songs

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