Nicknamed “The Clobberer,” The Times said he did not play a normal drum kit when the band started, instead using only a tom tom and snare drum and standing behind the instruments. “They wanted a big, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andrew Ranken, drummer and founding member of the Pogues, has died at 72. (Shirlaine Forrest / WireImage / Getty Images) Andrew ...

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Ranken, drummer and a founding member of London-based Celtic punk band the Pogues, has died. He was 72. The “heartbeat of The Pogues” died Tuesday, his longtime bandmates ...

The late Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke revealed that Ranken died after "his long and brave battle with illness" Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken has died at ...

View post: 51 Years Ago Today, This 1974 Rock Classic Became a No. 1 Hit Andrew Ranken, long-time drummer for The Pogues, died at age 72. Band called him the "heartbeat of The Pogues" in a tribute ...

Andrew Ranken, drummer and founding member of British Celtic punk band the Pogues, died Feb. 10. He was 72. Current band members Spider Stacy, James Fearnley and Jem Finer confirmed his death in a ...

While Shane MacGowan's extraordinary songwriting talent with The Pogues is widely recognized, there might be a track or two that has slipped under your radar. Everyone knows the genius behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken has died. He was 72. The British Celtic punk band confirmed Ranken passed away Feb. 10. “It is ...

The Pogues are mourning the death of their longtime drummer Andrew Ranken, one of the band’s original members and a key figure in shaping their sound across three decades. Ranken, who was 72, joined ...

Although not an original member of The Pogues, Andrew Ranken spent the majority of his career with the band. And throughout that time, the band performed classics like “Dirty Old Town” and “A Rainy ...