Butch Moore ( 10 January 1938 – 3 April 2001 ) was an Irish singer . He was born James Augustine Moore in Dublin and was a showband icon during the 1960s . He achieved celebrity status as Ireland 's first contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and attracted huge crowds with the Capitol Showband in the State 's many ballrooms . Butch Moore was at the height of his success , when he won the National Song Contest to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 , in Naples , singing Walking the Streets in the Rain . The song reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart , but failed to chart in the UK
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Butch Moore