John Hogan

b. 31 August, Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, Eire. After completing his education, Hogan worked as a supervisor in a peat briquette factory in Croghan, County Offaly. Inspired by Jim Reeves and Hank Williams, he dreamed of a singing career. Early in 1988, using the money scheduled as the next instalment on his mortgage to finance the project in a local studio, he recorded a demo tape of an old song that his mother had sung as a child, called ‘Brown Eyes'. Air play on local radio provoked considerable interest and led to him quitting his job to concentrate on a singing career. He...