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Died On This Date (August 16, 2008) Ronnie Drew / The Dubliners

Posted by themusicsover on August 16, 2010

Ronnie Drew
September 16, 1934 – August 16, 2008

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With DJ Jamie Coon. Photo by BP Fallon

Best remembered  as the front man of  the Dubliners, Ronnie Drew was a world renowned Irish folk musician and singer.  He formed the group in the early ’60s and soon they were one of Ireland’s most popular folk bands thanks to many shows throughout the pubs and hotels in Dublin and beyond.  Drew left the group in the mid ’90s and found a new audience thanks to collaborations with the likes of Dropkick MurphysU2’s The Edge, the Pogues and Christy Moore.  He died after a long struggle with cancer on August 16, 2008.  He was 73.

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