The band was established in Dublin in 1962 by impresario Tom Doherty . He recruited an existing group , the Downbeats Quartet , comprising Joe Tyrell ( piano ) , Tony Bogan ( drums ) , Clem Quinn ( guitar ) , and Martin Phelan ( saxophone ) , and augmented them with singer Dickie Rock ( at the time , a member of another group , the Melochords ) , trumpeter Tommy O'Rourke , trombonist and vocalist Murty Quinn , and bass player Denis Murray . The group 's first engagement was at the Palm Beach Ballroom in Portmarnock , and so they were named the Miami Showband . They rapidly became one of the top showbands in the country , and their first single , a version of the Elvis Presley album track " There 's Always Me " reached number one in the Irish charts in December 1963 . They had four further number one hits over the next two years : " I 'm Yours " and " From the Candy Store on the Corner " ( both 1964 ) , and " Every Step of the Way " and " Wishing It Was You " ( both 1965 ) . " Every Step of the Way " was the first song by an Irish artist to go straight in as a number one single in the Irish charts . In 1966 , they were chosen to sing Ireland 's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest , and their song " Come Back To Stay " also reached the top of the charts . They also appeared on British TV , on '' Sunday Night at the London Palladium '' and '' Thank Your Lucky Stars ''
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Miami Showband