Shane MacGowan, Pogues frontman and singer behind Christmas classic 'Fairytale of New York,' dies at 65. The influential Irish musician penned many of the band's greatest hits, including their ...

He participated in the Pogues' reunion from 2001 through the band's second breakup in 2014, during which they released several live albums and greatest hits compilations. Hunt's cause of death is ...

With the release of the recent The Very Best Of The Pogues, there are now seven different greatest-hits discs by the Irish band, which is also the number of actual albums they released.Most of ...

Bassist Darryl Hunt’s greatest song for the Pogues, “Love You ‘Till the End,” was planned as the album’s second single, though the release was canceled when the group decided to split.

The Pogues were an unlikely post-punk success: ... which is why Poguemahone is more satisfying than any of their glorified greatest hits. In fact, ...

The singer-songwriter, whose hits include 1987's Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes, had been unwell for some time. MacGowan also had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol.

The Pogues' frontman had been ill for ... (No.5, 1989) and Hell’s Ditch (No.12, 1990), as well as greatest hits collections. The Pogues cracked the singles Top 10 with The Irish Rover alongside ...

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis. The singer-songwriter, whose hits include 1987's Fairytale of New ...