Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions are an Irish pop group who formed in 1973 and remained a successful chart act for the next two decades. They were one of the most popular club acts in Ireland, playing on the showband circuit until their retirement in 1992. In 2009 they staged a reunion (with all the original members) and they continue to perform at selected venues around Ireland.
Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions
Gina, Dale Haze & The Champions at the Cork Opera House 2012
The group, originally from Cork, consisted of a four-piece backing band (The Champions) and two lead singers (Gina and Dale Haze).[1] Female lead Gina (real name Mary Hurley)[2] took the vocal duties on most of the singles, while male lead Dale Haze (real name Jerdie Mackey) provided lead vocals on many songs and released a solo album in 1982.[3] Members of the backing group were Pat Walsh, Mossey Walsh, Eddie Fitzgerald and Tony Hornibrook.
They featured regularly in the Irish charts – their biggest hits including "Minnie Minnie", "Do You Wanna Do It", "You're the Greatest Lover", "Who Do You Wanna Be", "Give Me Back My Love" and "Playing with Fire".[4] They were voted Top Irish Pop Band in a number of voters polls over the period also. Briefly during 1985, they shortened their name to G, D H and C.
The group remained popular on the cabaret circuit and continued to play with the same line-up.[5] In 1992 the group split due to the shift in popularity of the Irish showband genre and concert bookings began to dry up. Gina was also married to member Pat Walshe and after giving birth to her second child suffered post-natal depression and found it difficult to continue.[6] The group never announced a split however and didn't perform a farewell gig.[7] In October 2009, the original line-up reunited for an Irish tour, performing many of their hits. A night at the Cork Opera House was sold out three months in advance. A compilation album The Best of Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions was released to tie in with this. In 2012 they released a new CD "Baby I Love You and re-mastered a number of their earlier hits to produce 3 new CDs.[8]
Dale Haze, real name Jerdie Mackey, died suddenly on November 21st 2020. He was buried in his native Kilmacthomas Co Waterford. [9]
^Irishcharts.ie. . Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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Brief write up and Photos of the band at Irish Showbands.com
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February 15, 2024
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Gina Dale Haze and the Champions are an Irish pop group who formed in 1973 and remained a successful chart act for the next two decades They were one of the most popular club acts in Ireland playing on the showband circuit until their retirement in 1992 In 2009 they staged a reunion with all the original members and they continue to perform at selected venues around Ireland Gina Dale Haze and the ChampionsGina Dale Haze amp The Champions at the Cork Opera House 2012Background informationAlso known asG D H amp C Gina and the ChampionsOriginCork IrelandGenresPop MORInstrument s Vocals keyboards guitars drumsYears active1973 1992 2009 presentLabelsWEA Play Spider Release Koffi RecordsPast membersGina Dale Haze Pat Walsh Mossey Walsh Eddie Fitzgerald Tony HornibrookWebsiteOfficial site Contents 1 Background 2 Selected discography 2 1 Singles 2 2 Albums 3 References 4 External linksBackground editThe group originally from Cork consisted of a four piece backing band The Champions and two lead singers Gina and Dale Haze 1 Female lead Gina real name Mary Hurley 2 took the vocal duties on most of the singles while male lead Dale Haze real name Jerdie Mackey provided lead vocals on many songs and released a solo album in 1982 3 Members of the backing group were Pat Walsh Mossey Walsh Eddie Fitzgerald and Tony Hornibrook They featured regularly in the Irish charts their biggest hits including Minnie Minnie Do You Wanna Do It You re the Greatest Lover Who Do You Wanna Be Give Me Back My Love and Playing with Fire 4 They were voted Top Irish Pop Band in a number of voters polls over the period also Briefly during 1985 they shortened their name to G D H and C The group remained popular on the cabaret circuit and continued to play with the same line up 5 In 1992 the group split due to the shift in popularity of the Irish showband genre and concert bookings began to dry up Gina was also married to member Pat Walshe and after giving birth to her second child suffered post natal depression and found it difficult to continue 6 The group never announced a split however and didn t perform a farewell gig 7 In October 2009 the original line up reunited for an Irish tour performing many of their hits A night at the Cork Opera House was sold out three months in advance A compilation album The Best of Gina Dale Haze and the Champions was released to tie in with this In 2012 they released a new CD Baby I Love You and re mastered a number of their earlier hits to produce 3 new CDs 8 Dale Haze real name Jerdie Mackey died suddenly on November 21st 2020 He was buried in his native Kilmacthomas Co Waterford 9 Selected discography editSingles edit Date Single 10 Irish Charts 11 1973 Paper Mansions 1974 Dreams Are Good Friends 12 Single Girl 1975 Minnie Minnie 5 Oh My My 1976 Freedom Darling Honey 1977 Do You Wanna Do It 2 I ve Been Waiting for You 81978 Mary Lou 1979 You re the Greatest Lover 10 Saturday Night Disco Who Do You Wanna Be 71980 Let There Be Love 1981 Drunken Sailor 13 It s a Real Good Feeling 15 Give Me Back My Love 111982 No One Can Love 1983 More to You Than Meets the Eye 14 Maybe Tomorrow 241985 Playing With Fire 18 Don t Talk 1986 I Wanna Live I m So Sorry Run Like the Wind 151987 There s a Kind of Hush 1988 Breakaway 181989 A Woman in Love 1990 Love Me Tender 281991 I m Blue 1993 The Cause of It All NOTE Last seven singles credited to Gina only Albums edit From the Beginning 1977 Champions Again 1979 Gina Dale Haze and the Champions 1981 G D H and C 1986 Hits and Memories Best of Gina Dale Haze and The Champions 2009 Baby I Love You 2012 Golden Memories Champions Revisited 2012 Dale Haze also released a solo album in 1982 called A Real Good Feeling References edit Ian Gallagher Gina Dale Haze and the Champions Retrieved 1 February 2009 Irish Showbands Vocalists index Archived from the original on 21 May 2009 Retrieved 11 July 2009 Waterford News Archives Dale Haze Archived from the original on 27 June 2009 Retrieved 5 May 2009 Irish Charts Gina Dale Haze and the Champions Irish Chart discography Archived from the original on 5 January 2010 Retrieved 1 June 2009 Munster Express Cork showbands Retrieved 1 March 2009 Independent After the Burnout TV3 interview with Gina and Dale Haze August 2009 Kerryman ie Dancehall favourites to thrill fans again Retrieved 8 October 2009 Death Notice of Jeremiah Jerdi Mackey Irish rock Discography Irishcharts ie Irish charts searchable database Archived from the original on 5 January 2010 Retrieved 27 November 2010 External links editOfficial website Brief write up and Photos of the band at Irish Showbands com Facebook Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gina Dale Haze and the Champions amp oldid 1181746222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,