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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

FILE – Shane MacGowan poses for photographers upon arrival at the Shane MacGowan, The Eternal Buzz & The Crock of Gold Exhibition in London, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and best known for ‘Fairytale of New York,’ has died at 65, his wife said on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. … Read more

Crowds line Dublin streets for funeral procession of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan

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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

The funeral procession of Shane MacGowan makes its way through the streets of Dublin, ahead of his funeral in Co Tipperary, in Ireland, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for their ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. He was 65. (Liam McBurney/PA … Read more