Ronnie Drew | |
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 Ronnie Drew in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Ronald Drew |
| Born | 16 September 1934 Glasthule, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 16 August 2008 (aged 73) Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Irish folk |
| Occupations |
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| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1956–2008 |
| Labels | Sony, Columbia |
| Formerly of | The Dubliners, The Pogues |
Joseph Ronald Drew[1] (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008)[2] was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.
He sang lead vocals on the singles "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Irish Rover", which both charted in the UK top 10 and were performed on TOTP. His voice was once described by Nathan Joseph as being "like the sound of coke being crushed under a door".[3][4][5]
- ^ "The Medusa Fora – Dubliners + Ronnie Drew". Pogues.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Dubliners musician Ronnie Drew dies". BreakingNews.ie. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Doyle, J., Bobby Lynch – The Forgotten Dubliner, ThreeMonkeysOnline.com, November 2008. Retrieved on 19 January 2010.
- ^ WMC News Department, Ronnie Drew, Founder of The Dubliners Dies at 73 Archived 15 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine, 18 August 2008; retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ More L., Freeborn Men of the Common People, AllCelticMusic.com, March 2002.