The Bachelors

The Bachelors were a popular Irish music group, originating from Dublin in 1957. Throughout the 1960s, The Bachelors racked up hit singles and albums in Ireland, the UK and the USA, and made guest appearances on all the then-current TV shows. Four of their hit songs were taken from 1920s films.

The founding members of the group were Conleth (Con) Cluskey (born 18 November 1941; died 8 April 2022), Declan (Dec) Cluskey (born 23 December 1942), and John Stokes (Sean James Stokes) (born 13 August 1940). In 1957 they formed their first band together, "The Harmonichords" (also seen as "The Harmony Chords"), a classically styled instrumental harmonica-act.

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