Johnny Loughrey

Johnny Loughrey (20 July 1945 – 13 April 2005) was a Northern Irish singer and songwriter born in Newtownstewart, County Tyrone. With his mix of country songs, Irish ballads and easy listening music, he achieved success in both England and Ireland.^{[clarification needed]} Johnny's son Shaun Loughrey is also a Country and Irish singer.^[3]

Johnny Loughrey
Background information
Born	(1945-07-20)20 July 1945 Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland[1]
Died	13 April 2005(2005-04-13) (aged 59) Manchester, England[2]
Genres	Country, Irish, Easy Listening
Years active	1990–2005

Discography

Albums

Loughrey recorded several albums :

• The Black Sheep (1990)
• Old Photographs (1991)
• Broken Engagement (1993)
• Through The Years (1994)
• Do You Know (1996)
• The Cold Hard Truth (1998)
• Run for the Border (1998)
• Walking in the Sunshine (2001)
• Wine & Roses (2003)
• All Together Now (2005)

Compilation album:

• The World of Johnny Loughrey (1997)

Videos/DVDs

• The World of Johnny Loughrey (1997)

References

1. "The Johnny Loughrey Page". shaunloughrey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
2. "Industry mourns the sad loss of Johnny Loughrey". Daily Mirror. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via thefreelibrary.com.
3. "Shaun's story (and his father's) on new DVD". Tuam Herald. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2020.