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
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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 - The Columbian
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Shane MacGowan was a high-voltage, crazy genius who plugged us into our place in the world
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Johnny Depp among stars paying tribute at funeral of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan – Winnipeg Free Press
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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 - COMBO - The Colorado Music Business Organization
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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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Remembering Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan