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Strummer was born John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey, on 21 August 1952, the son of a Scottish mother and English father. His mother, Anna Mackenzie (1915–1986), was the daughter of a crofter and was born and raised in Bonar Bridge; she later became a nurse.
In January 2003, shortly after the death of Joe Strummer, the band, including original drummer Terry Chimes, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the Clash number 28 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
Jun 24, 2024 · Joe Strummer (born August 21, 1952, Ankara, Turkey—died December 22, 2002, Broomfield, Somerset, England) was a British punk rock star who gave voice to a generation of unrest as the leader of the Clash.
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Dec 22, 2023 · After years in the wilderness, his self-confidence is shattered, his bullshit detector twitching. But he was right to be wary. Many years on from his death in 2002, Joe Strummer has been lauded on screen, lionised in print and immortalised on countless magazine covers.
Dec 23, 2002 · Joe Strummer, former singer, guitarist and songwriter for legendary punk rockers the Clash, died Sunday at his home in Somerset, England of an apparent heart attack; he was fifty. An autopsy is...
Feb 23, 2024 · Released just two months earlier, and featuring Joe Strummer as the only surviving member from the band who recorded 1982's Combat Rock, the group's embarrassingly-bad sixth album, Cut The Crap, had peaked at number 16 in the UK and number 88 on the Billboard 200, and had been savaged by music critics.
The official Joe Strummer YouTube channel for The Clash icon, solo artist and musician.
Aug 21, 2021 · On what would have been his 69th birthday (August 21), join us as we revisit the brilliant iconoclasm of John Graham Mellor, aka Joe Strummer. The Clash’s frontman was a character who existed in his own individual realm. A champion of social issues, he would write some of the finest protest and punk songs in existence.
Punk poet, musician, composer, actor and style icon, Joe Strummer spent his life smashing musical and cultural boundaries both as the singer of The Clash and as a solo artist.
