The Dixies was an Irish showband based in Cork, which performed and toured for over 40 years from its inception in 1954 until the late 1990s.
[1] Formed in 1954 as "The Dixielanders" the band originally featured Joe McCarthy (drums), Sean Lucey (clarinet) and Theo Cahill (classical flute, trombone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, and full arrangement).
[2] The band's line-up changed over the years but McCarthy, Lucey and Brendan O'Brien were among the longest serving.
[3] The incident happened in The Stardust Ballroom, Grand Parade, Cork during a charity event in 1974.
[5] On 27 July 2019, former Dixie member Terry McCarthy died from a bleed in the brain causing a stroke.