According to Victoria Mary Clarke MacGowan, the singer died in the hospital after being diagnosed with encephalitis, BBC News reported. The musician, whose hits included 1988′s “Fairytale of New York” ...
The Clash‘s Joe Strummer called the late Shane MacGowan one of the best lyricists of the 20th century. MacGowan’s gutter-drenched vocals and lyrics penetrated the early ’80s London punk scene and the ...
Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Celtic punk band The Pogues and known the world over for the 1987 hit "Fairytale Of New York," has died aged 65. MacGowan’s wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, announced the ...
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 ...
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to say goodbye to The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan as his coffin wound through the Irish capital before a small-town funeral ...
LONDON (AP) — 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 ...
Irish musician Shane MacGowan, who formed the influential punk band The Pogues, best known for '80s hit "Fairytale of New York," has died. He was 65. MacGowan died in the early hours of Thursday with ...
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.Video above: ...