Andrew tendrils
Andrew Ranken (born November 13, 1953 in London ) is an English drummer . He became known through his engagement with the English-Irish folk punk band The Pogues .
Career
Andrew started playing the drums at the age of 14. During his college days he played in a band called Lola Cobra and spent a lot of time at the Ronnie Scotts' Jazz Club . When the group broke up, Andrew sold his drum kit to finance a pickup tour of Europe. After the tour, he joined the 13-piece pub rock group The Stickers and took over the vocals .
Andrew's neighbors in King's Cross, Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer asked him shortly afterwards if he was interested in taking over the drums in the band they were currently putting together . But because of his obligations as a singer with the band The Operation and his studies , there was no time for this. A short time later - in March 1983 - he changed his mind and became a permanent member of Pogue Mahone . This also explains why Ranken wasn't on the cover photo of the Red Roses for Me . The cover was designed before his engagement .
The song Four O'Clock in the Morning ( Pogue Mahone ) was written by drummer Andrew Ranken and, like My Baby's Gone ( Waiting for Herb ), deals with the death of his wife Deborah Korner. She passed away shortly before the recording sessions for Waiting for Herb . He was involved in all the recordings up to the dissolution in 1996. He then joined the bands "Metropolian Waterboard" and "Kippers" led by actor Paul Bradler ( EastEnders ). Ranken has been playing with the Pogues again since the reunification concerts in 2001.
Ranken now lives in Stoke Newington near London with his family. He has two children, Nell and Daniel. He also sings in "Andrew Ranken and Mysterious Wheels" and plays drums for the "Recidivists".
He also plays drums on the soundtrack of "Macbeth" for the Barge puppet theater near London.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Ranken . The Pogues. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Tendrils, Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |