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

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

Pogues legend Shane MacGowan in the dark over new musical based on Irish trad band, the pogues

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

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

The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dead

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

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