Shane MacGowan, the iconic frontman of The Pogues, died on November 30, following a long period of illness. Tributes have begun to pour in near and far for MacGowan, just as the world was once again ...

Shane MacGowan, who has died aged 65, was the truculent, hard-living lead singer of the Pogues; he was revered as much for his excessive alcohol consumption as for his dark, unsparing but lyrical ...

LONDON – Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He ...

The Celtic punk community is mourning a pioneer. Shane MacGowan, frontman of English-Irish rock band The Pogues, has died, his family confirmed. He was 65. Prior to his death, MacGowan had spent ...

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of “Celtic Punk” band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died Thursday, his family said. He was 65. “It is with ...

Shane was 65 when he died of pneumonia in November 2023. He and the Pogues released “Fairytale of New York” in 1987, with ...

The hard-drinking singer-songwriter penned the dark holiday classic 'Fairytale of New York' and was the subject of Julien Temple's Johnny Depp-produced 2020 documentary 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds ...

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LONDON — Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of Celtic punk band the Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died Thursday, his family said. He was 65. “It ...

Shane MacGowan, the legendary hard-drinking frontman of the Irish punk-folk band the Pogues, died early Thursday, his family announced. He was 65. The “Fairytale of New York” songwriter died at 3 a.m.