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We referred to him as the king' - tributes pour in as country music singer Big Tom dies aged 81 - Independent.ie
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Irish music legends and famous faces pay tribute to the late country singer Big Tom McBride - Irish Mirror Online
![Big Tom to be honoured on the Late Late Show Country Special - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport Big Tom to be honoured on the Late Late Show Country Special - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport](http://www.highlandradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/000fb562-800.jpg)
Big Tom to be honoured on the Late Late Show Country Special - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport
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Who is Big Tom? Irish country and trad singer and Ireland's 'King of Country Music' – here's what we know
![The O'Brien Press on Twitter: "The Irish World Heritage Centre in #Manchester will host a special UK launch for Big Tom: The King of Irish Country, written by Tom Gilmore, on Thursday The O'Brien Press on Twitter: "The Irish World Heritage Centre in #Manchester will host a special UK launch for Big Tom: The King of Irish Country, written by Tom Gilmore, on Thursday](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dr5JBvKXgAETJQG.jpg)
The O'Brien Press on Twitter: "The Irish World Heritage Centre in #Manchester will host a special UK launch for Big Tom: The King of Irish Country, written by Tom Gilmore, on Thursday
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