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Irish folk singer Clancy dead at 74
UPI ^
| Dec 6 09
| UPI
Posted on 12/06/2009 5:57:16 PM PST by GSP.FAN
Irish folk singer Liam Clancy, called the "best ballad singer I'd ever heard in my life" by singer Bob Dylan, is dead at the age of 74, his manager said.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: clancybrothers; folksinger; ireland; liamclancy
RIP Liam...
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posted on
12/06/2009 5:57:16 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:02:18 PM PST
by
Nick Danger
(Free cheese is found only in mousetraps)
To: GSP.FAN
Checked him out on youtube. Great singing. :) Sadly this is the first I’ve heard of him, though I love that type of music.
May he rest in peace.
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:06:20 PM PST
by
madison10
To: GSP.FAN
Nooooo! The cute Clancy...
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:10:22 PM PST
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
To: madison10
Clancy was one of the best if not THE best Irish singer ever. His Irish ballads and classic songs were listening Heaven. Few if ever reach that kind of perfection.
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:11:23 PM PST
by
Ev Reeman
To: madison10
I discovered the Clancy Brothers, and the marvelous Tommy Makem, in the 70’s. Liam, the youngest, was always my favorite. Tommy died just a couple of years ago.
RIP Liam, I loved your music. Now the brothers are all together again. Reunion in heaven.
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:13:00 PM PST
by
pj_627
To: pj_627
The angels have a new member on the choir
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:18:26 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
(These are the times that try men's souls.)
To: GSP.FAN
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:43:10 PM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
To: GSP.FAN
I never heard him before but now I have heard him on YouTube I have a new favorite artist.
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posted on
12/06/2009 6:54:40 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN
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posted on
12/06/2009 7:49:58 PM PST
by
GOP Poet
(Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
To: IDRATHERNOT
Thank you the comments from The DynamicDriveler says it all. Slán agus beannacht leat. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam Goodbye and blessings on you. May he rest in peace. Éirinn go brách
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posted on
12/06/2009 7:59:05 PM PST
by
GSP.FAN
(These are the times that try men's souls.)
To: pj_627
Was he related to The Clancy Brothers from NYC area.
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posted on
12/06/2009 8:14:11 PM PST
by
ncfool
(Obama Bare fisted Politican at home. Pantywaist VS. Real thugs abroad.)
To: GSP.FAN
I’m sorry to hear of Liam’s passing. Prayers for his family, friends and fans.
The music will live on.
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posted on
12/06/2009 8:20:32 PM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: ncfool
from the above story ...
"Clancy began his singing career in New York along with his brothers Paddy and Tom and the Clancy Brothers earned a 1961 guest spot on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
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posted on
12/06/2009 8:23:03 PM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Ev Reeman
He whistled and he sang til the greenwood rang and he won the heart of a laaady
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posted on
12/06/2009 8:32:05 PM PST
by
AmericanVictory
(Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
To: GSP.FAN
When I was in High School, I was a big fan of Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers. They had Club in the E 30’s in NY and we used to go there to hear them sing.
Hopefully, they are all in Heaven singing their beautiful Irish music. Their open support for the IRA is in many of their songs. The Patriot’s Game is about the IRA.
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posted on
12/06/2009 9:01:13 PM PST
by
Cincinna
(TIME TO REBUILD * PALIN * JINDAL * CANTOR 2012)
To: GSP.FAN
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posted on
12/06/2009 9:56:01 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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