The Pogues
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The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer. Originally named Pogue Mahone—an anglicisation of the Irish phrase p
The Pogues performing in Munich in 2011. From left to right: Philip Chevron, James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, Shane MacGowan, Darryl Hunt, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer.
The Pogues in Brixton, 2004
The Pogues with Shane MacGowan, 11 October 2006 in San Diego
The Pogues on 1 August 2010 in Amsterdam
Joe Strummer
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John Graham Mellor, known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash.
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…1990), before sacking him during a 1991 tour as his drug and alcohol dependency increasingly affected their live performances. The Pogues continued with Joe Strummer and then Stacy as frontmen, releasing new material on Waiting for Herb (1993), but broke up following the critical and commercial failure of their…
Strummer performing live with the Clash at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, 1980
Strummer, backing with the Pogues in Japan
Strummer performing in April 2002
Memorial to Strummer on 7th Street at Avenue A, New York City