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Early life. 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.
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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.
Dec 22, 2022 · In celebration of the great man, Joe Strummer's 70th birthday, we're bringing you 10 of our favourite Strummer songs both with and without The Clash.
The official Joe Strummer YouTube channel for The Clash icon, solo artist and musician.
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.
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.
Aug 21, 2021 · The life, times and philosophy of Joe Strummer by those who knew him best. Marking the release of Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros’ Assembly and celebrating Strummer’s birthday, Chris...
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. Songs like ‘Know Your Rights’, ‘London Calling’, ‘Rock The Casbah’, ‘Straight To Hell’, and ‘Coma Girl’ engulfed the global masses and sound as urgent ...
Dec 22, 2012 · Joe Strummer died 10 years ago today. BBC 6 Music presenters Gideon Coe and Don Letts look at the legacy he's left behind, and share their memories of the Clash frontman.
