As journalist Eamonn Mallie once noted, “Showbands were the glue that held young people’s dreams together, no matter what side of the divide they came from.”
The killings symbolized the death of that innocence. Thousands lined the streets for the funerals, mourning not only the men but also the optimism they represented.
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Remembering The Troubles
Lee’s memoir joins other works that preserve the memory of that night, including ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre | Netflix Official Site.
Published on July 3, 2025, by Red Stripe Press, My Saxophone Saved My Life is available via Amazon and Waterstones.
For Lee, the story is both testimony and therapy: “My saxophone really did save my life. It gave me purpose when everything else was gone.”
Fifty years later, the Miami Showband Massacre remains one of the most shocking atrocities of the Troubles. Lee’s memoir ensures that the human cost — the music, the friendships, the trauma, and the resilience — is not forgotten.
