Thursday, November 30, 2023

Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65

 

 Shane MacGowan, the lead singer and songwriter of trailblazing Celtic punk band the Pogues and one of the all-time great bandleaders, has died aged 65 following a long period of ill health. A family statement said he died at 3.30am on 30 November, and was described as “our most beautiful, darling and dearly beloved”.

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