Shane MacGowan

2023 - 12 - 1

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Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65 (BBC News)

The Irish singer-songwriter, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, was unwell for some time.

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Shane MacGowan: a timeless voice for Ireland's diaspora in England (The Conversation UK)

The Pogues singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan revolutionised music with his fusion of Irish folk and English punk.

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Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65 (Reuters)

Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish punk who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues and penned some of the 1980s' most haunting ballads before ...

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Remembering Shane MacGowan, the Gorgeously Messy Soul of ... (Vanity Fair)

Born in England on Christmas Day, the Pogues front man distilled the Irish experience for audiences around the world—while giving Irish music a loving shove ...

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Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65 (FRANCE 24)

Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early on Thursday at the age of 65 after a long illness, his widow ...

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Shane MacGowan, musician, 1957-2023 (Financial Times)

Pogues frontman blended punk with Ireland's musical heritage but had a decades-long struggle with drink and drugs.

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Shane MacGowan: Raising a Farewell Pint in Dublin Pubs (The New York Times)

The Pogues singer, who died Thursday, took traditional Irish music in a new direction. Most people in Ireland loved him for it.

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'He kept me going through homesickness, loneliness and guilt ... (The Guardian)

Guardian readers pay tribute to the late Pogues frontman, who soundtracked their childhood, inspired their art and PhDs, and performed some of the most ...

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Fairytale of New York: Shane MacGowan, The Pogues and Kirsty ... (BBC News)

Shane MacGowan's rambunctious festive classic Fairytale of New York stirred controversy for its lyrics – but could be headed for the top of the UK charts ...

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Shane MacGowan's cause of death revealed, wife Victoria pays ... (New Zealand Herald)

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan 's cause of death has been confirmed, as his heartbroken wife revealed he died of pneumonia after suffering encephalitis....

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