The Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken died in England on
February 10th after a long illness. He was 72. Nicknamed “The
Clobberer,” Ranken was born on November 13, 1953, in Ladbroke Grove, London,
England. He joined the legendary British Celtic band in 1983 and played on some
of their most iconic songs, including “Fairytale of New York” and “Dirty Old
Town.” In addition to his work with The Pogues, Ranken also performed with a
group called the hKippers and, in more recent years, a blues band called The
Mysterious Wheels. Andrew appeared with the Pogues in Ale Cox’s 1984
Euro-western “Straight to Hell”.
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