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John Ireland (South African musician)

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John Ireland (born 23 August 1954) is a South African pop artist who began performing in the late 1970s. His single "I Like" charted in the top-20 in South Africa for 15 weeks in 1982. Another well-received single was "You're Living Inside My Head", which is based on the English folk song "Greensleeves". John Ireland is the stage name of Dr John Griffith, a reclusive man who almost never gives interviews.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Currin, Brian. "John Ireland - South African Multi-instrumentalist". www.rock.co.za.
  2. ^ Andersson, Muff. Music in the mix: The story of South African popular music. Ravan Press, 1981. p45.