Ronnie Drew
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Joseph Ronald Drew[1] (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008)[2] was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.
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Birth name | Joseph Ronald Drew |
Born | (1934-09-16)16 September 1934 Glasthule, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 16 August 2008(2008-08-16) (aged 73) Dublin, Ireland |
Genres | Irish folk |
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Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1956–2008 |
Labels | Sony, Columbia |
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He sang lead vocals on the singles "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Irish Rover", which both charted in the UK top 10 and were performed on TOTP. His voice was once described by Nathan Joseph as being "like the sound of coke being crushed under a door".[3][4][5]