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Phil Chevron
1957 - 2013
Phil Chevron
1957 - 2013
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1957
DIED
2013
Phil Chevron Obituary
Pogues manager Mark Addis says Chevron, whose real name was Philip Ryan, died Tuesday in Dublin after being treated for head and neck cancer.
The Dublin-born musician was a member of seminal Irish punk rockers The Radiators From Space before joining the London-based Pogues in the early 1980s.
The rumbustious band, fronted by singer Shane MacGowan, fused Irish traditional music, rock and punk into an exhilarating hybrid on albums such as "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" and "If I Should Fall From Grace With God."
Chevron wrote several well-known Pogues songs, including the Irish emigration ballad "Thousands Are Sailing."
He is survived by his sister and his mother.
Copyright © 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Jerome Taheny
October 18, 2013
Philip,
Rock in peace. You inspired so many of us muso's. Thanks for so many great songs!
Jerome Taheny
Marian McNulty
October 13, 2013
We saw the Pogues a few times in South Wales, and have to say that Phil Chevron just made the group special. Our parents came here in the 40s from Ireland. I know 'Thousands are Sailing' was written as much about the Irish having to leave because of the famine and the hardships endured by so many at that time. For so many generations of Irish people who left Ireland in the 30s and 40s for mainly enonomic reasons the song resonates for them and their families. Now we have lost a fantastic musician,though one whose words will long remain, my deepest regards and prayers to Phil's family, may you rest in peace.
KM
October 10, 2013
I am sorry for your loss. Find solace in the fact that our Heavenly Father knows what you are going through. He is “greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.” (1 John 3:20) Continue to rely on Him for strength during this difficult time.
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Karen O'Neill
October 9, 2013
Philip,
Thank you for your kindness and humor. May your family and friends find comfort amidst their grief.
Love,
October 9, 2013
My sincere condolence to the family and friends of Mr.Phil,,,,May you find comfort in knowing that God will comfort those grieving
Shawn MacIntyre
October 9, 2013
You and the Pogues are a major inspiration for why I perform music today!
Thank you and my you find peace!
October 9, 2013
So sorry!!!
Cynthia
October 9, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
October 9, 2013
I'll raise a glass!
October 9, 2013
May the God of all comfort help your family to endure during this time of grief.
Jane Dowling
October 9, 2013
God bless you and your loved ones ~ Rest in peace.
Dwayne Bickham
October 9, 2013
in God's care rest in peace
Annie Semega
October 9, 2013
May God rest his soul & stay extra close to his family!
Suz Register
October 9, 2013
Thoughts & prayers to family, friends & bandmates. Thanks for your contribution to one of the best bands ever, whose music has been an important part of my life since my high school years. You will be greatly missed, Godspeed, and I raise a pint to your memory.
Washington Irving McLelland
October 8, 2013
RIP my Dear Friend. Washington Irving McLelland
Eg
October 8, 2013
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
October 8, 2013
I'll raise a glass to you
Greg Peters
October 8, 2013
I have many happy memories of dancing to the Pogues. "Thousands are Sailing" is a wonderful song, rest easy.
michelle plakas-kaiser
October 8, 2013
rip
Barry Cain
October 8, 2013
Phil, you were a true gentleman and the world is a sadder place without you. Thank you for the memories, mate. I'm so glad my words once made you laugh, and cry. See you in heaven.
ANDREA SAVOY
October 8, 2013
Thanks Phil for all the awesome tunes and a rollicking, boisterous, sweaty, completely out-of-control time at the concerts! You, and the rest of the Pogues, will always be a part of me...godspeed on your next adventure! Now you can join the thousands that are sailing! Next time I raise a glass, it'll be a toast to you...
Pat
October 8, 2013
May you find comfort and treasure the memories of your loved one. I send my sincere condolences. (Romans 15:4)
Camille
October 8, 2013
. I am are sorry for your loss. Grief is real and painful and most times changes us profoundly. Just remember that God cares for you personally and he will
provide hope and comfort. He invites you to let him help: . (Jeremiah 29:12) . . .And YOU will certainly call me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to YOU. . .
The Carters
October 8, 2013
Our deepest sympathy to the family and close friends of Phil Chevron. The world is in great debt to him for his contributions to the music genre; he will be missed by many. We pray that you find comfort in knowing that death is like sleep in that the dead are unconscious and can no longer feel pain and suffering. May God remember him as one of his faithful children.
M. Harmon
October 8, 2013
May the God of all comfort be with you during this difficult time in your life. We all yearn for better conditions. It's refreshing to know that God's word speaks of a time when all sorrows will be gone and that mankind will live on beautiful surroundings with nothing to fear.-Isaiah 65:17,21-24.
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