Between 1963 and 1972 , he was one of the frontmen of the Miami Showband ( who were later in the headlines due to the Miami Showband killings incident ) . He had 13 top ten hits with the Miami Showband , including seven number ones . Dickie Rock and the Miami Showband were the first Irish artists to go straight into the number one spot with " Every Step of the Way " in 1965 . During his time with the Miami Showband , Rock attracted the kind of mass hysteria normally reserved for The Beatles
Miami Showband killings
Miami Showband killings
Dickie Rock