- Born
- Died
- Sean Dunphy was born on November 30, 1937 in Dublin, Ireland. He died on May 17, 2011 in Baldoyle, Dublin, Ireland.
- Despite undergoing a quadruple heart bypass operation in 2007, Sean Dunphy continued to give live performances.
- Dunphy first became famous in his home country as lead singer with The Hoedowners, a showband led by trumpeter Earl Gill.
- His last public engagement was at a charity event twenty-four hours before his death.
- In March 2009, he sang many of his greatest hits in a one-off concert at Dublin's National Concert Hall.
- He was the first Irish singer to record in Nashville.
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