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Ronnie Drew

1934 - 2008

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Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Drew is the 1,500th most popular musician (down from 1,003rd in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 155th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Irish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ronnie Drew ranks 1,500 out of 3,175. Before him are Francis Buchholz, Renato Zero, Joseph Williams, Allen Collins, Gackt, and Noel Rosa. After him are Andreas Kisser, Mic Michaeli, Jay Kay, Larry Graham, Lester Bowie, and Chris Stein.

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Among people born in 1934, Ronnie Drew ranks 387. Before him are Inger Berggren, Helena Almeida, May-Louise Flodin, Bobby Unser, Alketas Panagoulias, and Oğuz Atay. After him are Joyce Van Patten, Adolf Muschg, Jim Hutton, Jack Colvin, Gotlib, and Ingrid Lotz. Among people deceased in 2008, Ronnie Drew ranks 258. Before him are Luis de Souza Ferreira, Paulos Faraj Rahho, Horst Stein, Don McKenzie, Esbjörn Svensson, and Valentin Bubukin. After him are Anita Page, Ollie Johnston, Natalia Bekhtereva, Sam Manekshaw, Walter Haummer, and Nunzio Gallo.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Ronnie Drew ranks 243 out of 549. Before him are Richard Kirwan (1733), Michael William Balfe (1808), Henry Kellett (1806), George Salmon (1819), Michael McElhatton (1963), and Lena Rice (1866). After him are Joe Kelly (1913), Oliver Plunkett (1625), Alicia Boole Stott (1860), Charles Haughey (1925), Joshua Pim (1869), and John Joly (1857).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Ronnie Drew ranks 9. Before him are Rory Gallagher (1948), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Sally Oldfield (1947), Aphex Twin (1971), and Moya Brennan (1952). After him are Brian Downey (1951), Paddy Moloney (1938), Sharon Corr (1970), Louis Walsh (1952), Jim Corr (1964), and Imelda May (1974).

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