Dickie Rock

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Richard "Dickie" Rock (born 10 October 1936; died 6 December 2024) was an Irish singer remembered as frontman of The Miami Showband, three members of which were murdered in 1975. Before he was famous he was an apprentice welder. The subject of a well-known Irish catchphrase - "spit on me Dickie", a phrase that took off in Belfast in the 60s and spread all over the country. Between 1963 and 1977 Dickie and the Miami Showband had eight top ten hits. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dickie+Rock

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