The Band
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| Origin | Toronto |
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| Canada | |
| Hall of fame induction | 1994 |
| Albums | Music from Big Pink |
| The Basement Tapes | |
| Stage Fright | |
| Genres | Roots Rock |
| Americana | |
| Folk Rock | |
| Country Rock | |
| Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Grammy Hall of Fame | |
| Canadian Music Hall of Fame | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 727939 |
About The Band
The Band was a Canadian-American roots rock group including Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, and Levon Helm. The members of the Band first came together as rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins's Toronto, Ontario-based backing group, The Hawks, which they joined one by one between 1958 and 1963.
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Fairytale Of New York singer Shane MacGowan out of hospital
Amy StewartBBC News NI38 minutes ago
The Pogues frontman Shane Macgowan has been discharged from hospital for Christmas, his wife has said.
The Irish singer, 65, was diagnosed with viral encephalitis Last Year and has been treated at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin.
His wife Victoria Mary Clarke wrote on Social Media that they were " deeply and eternally grateful to all of The Doctors and nurses and staff" at The Hospital .
MacGowan fronted The Pogues from 1982 until their break-up in 2014. The Band are best known for the Christmas hit song Fairytale of New York .
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Since his hospital stay began his wife has been documenting his progress on Social Media .
She has also shared photos of visits from fellow musicians such as Pogues bandmates Spider Stacy and Terry Woods , Irish singers Damien Dempsey , Daniel O'Donnell and Imelda May , and Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie .
On 14 November She Said he was " struggling" but Three Days later she posted that he was feeling much better.
Viral encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition.
MacGowan has had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol.
He formed the Irish punk band Pogue Mahone, later shortened to The Pogues , in 1982 and released seven studio albums.
In 1988 Kirsty Maccoll collaborated with The Pogues for the Christmas song Fairytale of New York , Written By MacGowan, which got to Number Two in the UK chart.
In 2018 he was in Dublin's National Concert Hall.
A documentary about his Life - Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane Macgowan -
He was Close Friends with Irish singer.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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