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

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.

Shane MacGowan, Lead Singer of The Pogues and a Laureate of Booze and Beauty, Dies at Age 65 - COMBO - The Colorado Music Business Organization

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

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

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

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

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at age 65

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

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze

The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan, who wrote 'Fairytale of New York,' dies at 65 , the pogues

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at age 65

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

Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies

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

Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65, Shane MacGowan