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David McWilliams
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David Samuel McWilliams (4 July 1945 – 8 January 2002) was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Northern Ireland, best known for his 1967 song "Days of Pearly Spencer". McWilliams was born in the Cregagh area of Belfast and moved to Ballymena at the age of three. He began playing guitar and writing songs in his early teens. After leaving Ballymena Technical College in 1963, he started an…
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- Discorama — Self1959
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1945-07-04
- Active to
- 2002-01-08
Discography
- David McWilliams, Volume 21967
- Singing Songs by David McWilliams1967
- Days of Pearly Spencer / Harlem Lady1967
- Harlem Lady / Days of Pearly Spencer1967
- David McWilliams, Volume 31968
- This Side of Heaven1968
- The Stranger / Follow Me1969
- Lord Offaly1972
- The Beggar and the Priest1973
- Livin's Just a State of Mind1974
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David Samuel McWilliams (4 July 1945 – 8 January 2002) was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Northern Ireland, best known for his 1967 song "Days of Pearly Spencer". McWilliams was born in the Cregagh area of Belfast and moved to Ballymena at the age of three.[1] He began playing guitar and writing songs in his early teens. After leaving Ballymena Technical College in 1963, he started an apprenticeship at the Shorts missile factory in Antrim, and also started a local dance band, the Cor
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Belfast
- Place of death
- Ballycastle
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.davidmcwilliams.com
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1945-07-04
- date of death
- 2002-01-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
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