The Pogues singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan revolutionised music with his fusion of Irish folk and English punk.
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Jim Croce’s brief time in the national spotlight was enough to put a bevy of songs in heavy rotation on radio stations – and on stage in the hands of a lengthy A-list of fellow musicians.
For a decade after they met as teenagers, Lennon-McCartney was the most potent songwriting partnership in pop music.
Paul Kelly’s former manager draws on hundreds of interviews for his biography of the singer.
His songs struck a chord with millions and Lean on Me has become an anthem for the coronavirus pandemic.
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Media and Culture, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
