Joe Dolan

'Joe's memory will live on through this splendid biography' Ronan Collins

Before he died, Joe Dolan had started working on an autobiography with journalist Ronan Casey, son of his manager and friend Seamus. Sadly Joe was taken before he could finish it, but his family and friends co-operated with Ronan in completing the book.

From losing his father at a tragically young age, to his bold decision while still a teenager to pursue his dream of performing for a living, to early stardom with The Drifters and conquering the USSR, to his later re-emergence as the iconic Man in the White Suit - the amazing, mad, bad, funny and moving stories behind the legendary life and career of Ireland's first pop star are told for the first time. Colourful, life-affirming, revealing and hugely entertaining - this is an unforgettable portrait of one of Ireland's most loved performers.

'Fascinating ...... paints a picture of a man who lived for the stage' Sunday World

'A fitting tribute to the legendary man in the white suit' Evening Echo

'Written with verve, it has fantastic anecdotes and social observation' Irish Examiner

'Lovingly charts Dolan's rise from a talented multi-instrumentalist in The Drifters through the realisation that he was the man audiences wanted to see' Irish Times