Co-founder and lead singer of The Clash. Born as John Graham Mellor in Turkey and raised in Scotland. "London Calling" is his. Died suddenly of a heart defect at his home in Somerset.
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Joe Strummer
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Joe Strummer squat
Joe Strummer, 1952 - 2002, musician, wordsmith, lived here, 1978 - 79. Seymou...
Joe Strummer underpass
There is one of these signs at each entrance to this subway, where Strummer u...
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Ronnie Lane
Bass guitarist. He was part of the original line-up for the Small Faces group in which he was nicknamed 'Plonk'. After they split, he became part of a new group known simply as 'Faces'. Diagnosed w...
Sir Henry Wood
Conductor and composer. The first British-born career conductor. Born in London. He founded the promenade concerts in 1895 at the Queen's Hall. When this was destroyed in the Blitz the concerts ...
Russell Henderson
Musician. Born Russell Audley Ferdinand Henderson in Belmont, Trinidad. He came to Britain in 1951, and is most widely recognised as one of the founding figures of the Notting Hill Carnival. Video...
Brian Epstein
Beatles' manager and impresario. Born Liverpool. Homosexual and artistic, briefly studied at RADA, then joined the family retail business. Involved in the local music scene he spotted the Beatles a...
Harry Secombe
Actor, comedian and singer. Born Harry Donald Secombe in St Thomas, Swansea where he grew up. In WW2 he served in the Royal Artillery, and whilst in North Africa he first met Spike Milligan. After ...
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