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Shane MacGowan’s last wish couldn’t have been more fitting – he wanted his mourners to have a marathon drunken night on him. The Pogues’ punk poet, who died aged 65 from pneumonia after months of ill ...
Shane MacGowan finished recording a new solo album before his death last week, according to a new report. The 15-track record features both original songs and covers. It was produced in collaboration ...
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65 By: Jill Lawless And Dave Bryan, The Associated Press Posted: 6:19 AM CST Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 Last ...
Crowds gathered in Dublin for the funeral procession of the Pogues singer Shane MacGowan. MacGowan, who was 65, was diagnosed with viral encephalitis last year.
Shane MacGowan breathed new life into the Celtic music scene in the 1980s, and together with The Pogues, created rousing, emotionally charged folk tunes about Irish life.
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dead at 65 Bang Showbiz Published Nov 30, 2023 • Last updated Nov 30, 2023 • 2 minute read ...
Shane MacGowan of the Pogues died Thursday at the age of 65. St. John's musician Kevin Evans played with MacGowan on several gigs beginning in 2008. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images) A St. John's ...