Der in Dublin geborene irische Gitarrist, Sänger und Komponist Philip Chevron (Bild) ist im Alter von 56 Jahren gestorben. Er war international bekannt geworden als Mitglied von The Pogues, die als Begründer und populärste Band des irischen Folk-Punk der 1980er-Jahre in die Musikgeschichte eingingen.
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Musician Philip Chevron, long-time guitarist with Irish folk-punk act The Pogues, has died after a battle with cancer.
The 56-year-old, who died on Tuesday, performed on some of the band’s best known albums including Rum, Sodomy And The Lash and If I Should Fall From Grace With God after joining the line-up in 1984.
Originally featured on the 1988 Pogues album If I Should Fall From Grace With God, the song’s heartfelt lyric, soaring tune and compelling chorus on the theme of emigration from Ireland to America struck such a potent chord of authenticity with Irish audiences that it has already passed into folklore.
Chevron joined the Pogues after the release of their first album, 1984’s Red Roses for Me, as a temporary member. By the time the band released the follow-up, Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, Chevron had become a permanent fixture, and contributed one of the Pogues‘ most beloved songs, «Thousands Are Sailing.»
Before joining the Pogues, Chevron founded one of Ireland’s first punk bands, Radiators From Space, in 1976.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/philip-chevron-pogues-guitarist-dead-at-56-20131008
In 1976, Chevron had founded one of Ireland’s first punk bands, the Radiators from Space. Their songs were later covered by folk singers including Christy Moore and Mary Coughlan.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/08/pogues-guitarist-philip-chevron-dies
Chevron, der in Dublin geboren wurde, galt zusammen mit den Bandmitgliedern der Pogues als Pionier des irischen Folk-Punks. In den 1970er-Jahren gründete er zunächst die erste Punk-Rock-Band The Radiators from Space.
1984 stieß er dann zu den Pogues. Mit ihnen spielte er unter anderem einen ihrer erfolgreichsten Songs ein, «Thousands Are Sailing», den er zusammen mit Songwriter Shane McGowan schrieb.
http://www.welt.de/kultur/article120746959/Pogues-Gitarrist-mit-56-Jahren-gestorben.html
Mehr:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pogues
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