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The Clash The most well-known lineup of the Clash post breakup. Top: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones ; Bottom: Paul Simonon, Topper Headon Background information Origin London, England Genres Punk rock, post-punk Years active 1976–1986 Past members Joe Strummer Paul Simonon Mick Jones Terry Chimes Keith Levene Rob Harper Topper Headon Pete Howard Nick Sheppard Vince White The Clash were an English ...
The Clash presaged the band's future works with their cover of the reggae song "Police and Thieves". The band had been influenced by the subject matter, slogans and lyrics of reggae, which they often played in rehearsals but recording "Police and Thieves" was an important step that was only taken after a lot of discussion within the group. [52 ...
After his expulsion from the Clash, Jones was a founding member of General Public, with vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger of the Beat. Though he is listed in the credits of the band's 1984 debut studio album, All the Rage, as a member, Jones left General Public part way through the recording process and was replaced by Kevin White ...
Keith Levene, a founding member of The Clash and Public Image Ltd, has died at 65 after battling liver cancer. “It is with great sadness I report that my close friend and legendary Public Image ...
In 1987, CDs were still called Compact Discs, and they were forever! With an exclamation point. In 1987, all eight members of The Clash — yes, there had been eight — were still alive. Some of ...
Paul Gustave Simonon (/ ˈ s ɪ m ə n ə n /; born 15 December 1955) [citation needed] is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for the Clash.More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach in 2010, which saw Simonon reunite with The Clash guitarist Mick Jones and Blur frontman Damon ...
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