Death of Dickie Rock: 'When I'd get up on stage, it was like something else took over'
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Dickie Rock was not just an incredible stage performer; he exemplified a new way of life for the thousands of people who flocked to dance in the ballrooms all over the country in the early 1960s.
At a time when people wanted to cast off the austerity of De Valera's Ireland, Dickie Rock and the Miami Showband were brash and exciting, embracing the joys of pop music and jiving.
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