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