Pat Lynch (singer) explained

Background:solo_singer
Pat Lynch
Birth Place:Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Birth Date:1933
Death Date:26 January 2018 (age 84)
Genre:Irish folk, showband
Occupation:Singer
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:1964–1970s
Past Member Of:The Airchords
Label:Ruby

Pat Lynch (1933 – 26 January 2018) was an Irish singer and entertainer of the showband genre born in Cork.[1]

Early life

Lynch was born into a musical family in Blackpool, Cork.[2] He was singing in the Palm Court Ballroom, Oliver Plunkett Street when he was just six years old. He qualified as a welder.[3]

Career

Pat Lynch's brother Steve was a member of The Dixies, a successful showband in the 1960s. Pat got his break in 1964 when he was recruited into The Clipper Carlton showband. In 1965 he became the lead singer of the Airchords, a band founded by Irish Air Corps members.[4] They had their first number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1967–68 with "Treat Me Daughter Kindly." In 1971 Lynch left the Airchords had a solo number one with "When We Were Young," which became the team anthem of Cork Hibernians F.C.[4] In 1972–73 Lynch toured with Derek Davis, who played "Mean Tom", a parody of Big Tom; Pat Lynch, Mean Tom and the Treetops performed until September 1973.[2]

Later life

Lynch returned to welding, teaching it at the Cork Regional Technical College. He died in 2018.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LibGuides: Top Hat Online Exhibit: 1970: The Year Ireland Went Pop!. Alice. Morrissey. iadt.libguides.com.
  2. Web site: Obituary: Pat Lynch. 11 February 2018. Independent.ie.
  3. Web site: Tributes paid to an all time great, Pat Lynch. 29 January 2018. echo live.
  4. Web site: Airchords Showband. www.irish-showbands.com.