Denis Allen (singer)

For other people named Denis Allen, see Denis Allen (disambiguation).

Denis Allen, is a singer/songwriter based in Co.Limerick, Ireland. He wrote and sang the song "Limerick You're A Lady" which went to number one in Ireland in 1979 for several weeks and stayed in the chart for about a year. It has since been recorded by over 40 different artists.

Biography

Denis grew up in Limerick, where he developed an interest in music early on and eventually started playing in some of the big showbands that toured Ireland in the 70's. In 1973 he joined the band "Top League" as their guitar player. He would go on to write some hit songs for the band. Until 1979, when he was asked to write a song for The Limerick Lady festival. At 3 o'clock in the morning after coming home from a gig, he wrote the lyrics and melody to "Limerick You're A Lady" which would become a huge hit nationally and go on to becoming the county anthem for Limerick. The song has been recorded by Joe Dolan, Daniel O'Donnell, Frank Patterson and many others. And in October 1979 he performed the song live on The Late Late Show.

Not only did he write and sing a number one hit, he also wrote "Reach Out" which was sung by Shaun O'Dowd and this song also got into the top ten at the same time as "Limerick You're A Lady". Something that has not been done by many people.

He went on to tour with The Fureys and he wrote "Lonely in London" which was recorded by The Fureys for one of their albums. Another big hit of his was "Late Starters in Love" which has been recorded by several groups including The Bards, Evans & Doherty and The Fureys

He continues to tour Ireland, Holland and Germany. And he has built a recording studio in Limerick and spends a lot of time producing and writing.

In December 2007 he guest-starred on tv show Killinaskully.

Discography

• Limerick You're A Lady
• Late Starters in Love with Denis Carey
• Shannon River with Denis Carey

References

• Limerick County Council
• Imdb profile
• Business Limerick Interview

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