Liam Clancy
Folk legend Liam Clancy died yesterday at the age of 74 after a long battle with a respiratory illness. The singer and musician, famously described by Bob Dylan as "the best ballad singer I'd ever heard in my life", was the last surviving member of the famous Clancy Brothers.
Dubbed Ireland's first pop stars, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem brought Irish folk songs to an international audience and influenced artists from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to the Pogues.
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