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Joe Strummer
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Producer, Composer (Music Score), Actor, Songwriter Born: August 21, 1952 in Ankara, Turkey Death: December 22, 2002 in Somerset, England, UK Biography:As the front-man for "the Clash", "Joe Strummer" helped to launch the British punk rock revolution in the late '70s, and his passionate and fiery performances made his band one of the most powerful and influential rock groups of their time. Since the group's breakup, Strummer has gone on to an interesting and idiosyncratic -- if frustratingly non-prolific -- career in both music and films.
Strummer was born John Mellor in 1952, the son of a British diplomat stationed in Turkey. He became a passionate fan of roots rock and reggae in his teens, and in 1974, after several years of "busking" on the streets of London (the source of his stage name), he formed a rough-and-ready pub rock band called the 101'ers. While the 101'ers slowly but surely built up a following over the next two years, Strummer abandoned the band's more conservative approach after seeing one of the first London shows by "the Sex... Full Biography
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