The Pogues They have announced the bad news. Its founding member, drummer and occasional singer Andrew “The Clobberer” Ranken He has died at the age of seventy-two years.
The death of Shane MacGowan, who was the vocalist and leader of The Pogues, now adds another bad news. Andrew Ranken, who was a founding member of the group, as well as the drummer for all of their live shows and albums until 1996, has died. Since then, he has become an occasional vocalist for the group. His death has been made known through the Irish group’s social networks, although there have been many expressions of affection from both the British and Irish musical and cultural scenes.
All the comments describe Ranken as a humble person and a musician who really enjoyed his work and, above all, sharing live shows and sessions with other musicians. Ranken stood out for being an inciter at all times to chaos at concerts with drummers who always sought to turn The Pogues’ music into something collective and that captured the enthusiasm and energy of the audience.
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