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Joe Strummer

  • Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
  • Birthday: November 30, 1952

Founding member, lead singer and key lyricist for seminal political punk rock group The Clash. A gifted songwriter (particularly in tandem with The Clash's Mick Jones), Strummer moved from subway busker to pub-rocker (e.g. his first group The 101'ers), and like so many others of his generation, discovered punk rock after seeing The Sex Pistols. He immediately formed The Clash, and within a year the group had carved out its place as "the only been that matters," a quote referring to their seemingly concrete political commitment.

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  • 1989

    First original film scoring (instrumental) for "Walker"

  • 1987

    First lead acting role in "Straight to Hell"

  • 1987

    First original film scoring (songs) for "Sid and Nancy"

  • 1980

    Strummer and The Clash featured in quasi-documentary feature, "Rude Boy"

  • 1977

    (February) Clash signed to five-album deal with CBS records; (March) debut self-titled album released (this album sold over 100,000 import copies in US, making it the then biggest selling import of all-time; it was eventually released in a less "crude" version in the US in 1979, following the critical acclaim of their "London Calling" L.P.)

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