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Nov 30, 2023 · Shane MacGowan, the brilliant but chaotic songwriter who as frontman for the Pogues reinvigorated interest in Irish music in the 1980s by harnessing it to the propulsive power of punk rock,...
Nov 30, 2023 · The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis. The singer-songwriter, whose hits include 1987's Fairytale of New...
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) was a British-born Irish [a] singer-songwriter and musician known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He also produced solo material and collaborated with artists including Joe Strummer, Nick Cave, Sinéad O'Connor, and Cruachan.
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Nov 30, 2023 · November 30, 2023. Shane MacGowan, 1997. Martyn Goodacre/Hulton Archive/Getty. Shane MacGowan, the sandpapery-voiced former Pogues frontman who served as the bridge between traditional...
Nov 30, 2023 · London CNN — Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Anglo-Irish band The Pogues, has died, according to a statement from his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke. Clarke announced the death of the...
Nov 30, 2023 · Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023: an uncompromising, chaotic one of a kind. The Pogues frontman has died aged 65. NME remembers an Irish rock great whose love of literature, boozing and songcraft made...
Dec 1, 2023 · F or fans, the news that Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65 inspires mixed emotions: it is both too soon and much later than many people had expected. The former Pogues frontman was both...
