Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 â€" 16 August 2008) was an Irish
singer, folk musician and actor who achieved international fame during
a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.He is most recognised
for his lead vocals on the single "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The
Irish Rover" both charting in the UK top 10 and then performed on
TOTP. He was recognisable for his long beard and pale blue eyes and
his voice, which was once described by Nathan Joseph as being "like
the sound of coke being crushed under a door".Ronnie Drew was born in
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin in 1934.
singer, folk musician and actor who achieved international fame during
a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.He is most recognised
for his lead vocals on the single "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The
Irish Rover" both charting in the UK top 10 and then performed on
TOTP. He was recognisable for his long beard and pale blue eyes and
his voice, which was once described by Nathan Joseph as being "like
the sound of coke being crushed under a door".Ronnie Drew was born in
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin in 1934.
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