Daniel Doyle, Irish folk singer, is born in Dublin on April 28, 1940. During the 1960s and 1970s, he is one of the top Irish singers, regularly featuring in the Irish charts and scoring three No.1 singles. He records twenty-five albums and is known for his chart-topping songs “Whiskey on a Sunday,” “Daisy a Day” and “The Rare Ould Times.”

After leaving school at the age of fourteen, Doyle starts doing odd jobs, including working as general factotum in Dublin’s Pike Theatre, where he begins to pick up, from the travelling players, songs from the Irish countryside.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Doyle is one of the top Irish singers, regularly featuring in the Irish charts and scoring three No.1 singles. His song “The Rare Auld Times” notably displaces ABBA‘s “Take a Chance on Me” after just one week at the top. The song is composed in the 1970s by Pete St. John for the Dublin City Ramblers and peaks on the Irish Music Charts for twelve weeks. In 1979, he is the first artist to record St. John’s song “The Fields of Athenry.” He is probably best known for his 1967 number one hit “Whiskey on a Sunday.” His other notable works are “A Daisy a Day” and “The Rare Auld Times.” The hit songs “Daisy A Day,” “Streets of London,” “Lizzie Lindsay” and “Whiskey on a Sunday” that are released in the 1960s make him popular.

In 1983, Doyle moves to the United States from Ireland.

Doyle appears in concert throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Royal Albert Hall in London. He also collaborates with Bill Whelan who is a pianist, producer and Riverdance composer.

Although retired from performing, Doyle performs with other artists at the 2010 Milwaukee Irish Fest.

Doyle dies on August 6, 2019, at the age of 79 at his residence in the United States. He is survived by his wife Taffy.