Ronnie Drew

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Ronnie Drew at the Festival Interceltique in Lorient , 2004

Ronnie Drew (born September 16, 1934 in Dún Laoghaire , Irish Free State , † August 16, 2008 in Dublin ) was a founding member of the Irish folk group The Dubliners . He appeared there as a guitarist and singer . His voice has been described as " charcoal being crushed under a door ".

life and career

Before founding the Dubliners, Drew was a teacher in Spain . In 1962 he was the founder of the Dubliners, which he left in 1974 to pursue a solo career. After his return in 1979, the singer stayed in the band until 1995 before finally leaving the Dubliners to perform again as a solo artist, but performed again with the Dubliners on the 40th anniversary. In 1996 Drew released the album Dirty Rotten Shame , on which the song Drinkin in the day is included. On the album he is supported by U2 singer Bono .

In Drew's honor, numerous Irish artists, including Shane MacGowan , members of the Dubliners, U2, Sinéad O'Connor and Christy Moore recorded the song Ballad of Ronnie Drew in early 2008 . One of his last works was the collaboration with the Dropkick Murphys on the song Flannigan's Ball on their album The Meanest of Times .

On August 16, 2008, Ronnie Drew died of cancer at St. Vincent's private clinic in Dublin.

Ronnie Drew left 2 children and 5 grandchildren. His son Phelim Drew is a film actor.

Discography (as a solo artist)

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IE IE
2000 A couple more years IE47 (5 weeks)
IE
with Eleanor Shanley
2007 The best of IE12 (46 weeks)
IE
2008 Guaranteed Dubliner IE50 (1 week)
IE
The Last Session - A Fond Farewell IE18 (9 weeks)
IE

More albums

  • Ronnie Drew (1976)
  • Guaranteed (1978)
  • Dirty Rotten Shame (1996)
  • The humor is on me now (1999)
  • An Evening with Ronnie Drew - Ronnie Drew & Mike Hanrahan (RDMH001, DINKY RECORDS, 2004)
  • There's Life in the Old Dog (2006)
  • Pearls - Ronnie Drew & Grand Canal (2008)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IE IE
2008 Easy and Slow
Guaranteed Dubliner 		IE18 (2 weeks)
IE

Web links

Commons : Ronnie Drew  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary for Ronnie Drew in: The Guardian
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: IE
personal data
SURNAME Drew, Ronnie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish singer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Dún Laoghaire , Irish Free State
DATE OF DEATH August 16, 2008
Place of death Dublin