Joseph Ronald Drew 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".
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Source: Ronnie (2008, posthumous), p. 88
Source: Ronnie (2008, posthumous), p. 196; Quoting from Sunday Times, June 2000
“A song is communicating with people. Entertainment is a different area.”
Source: Ronnie (2008, posthumous), p. 72
