Person    | Male  Born 21/8/1952  Died 22/12/2002

Joe Strummer

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Scotland, Turkey

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...

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Joe Strummer underpass

There is one of these signs at each entrance to this subway, where Strummer u...

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Sir John Dankworth

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Pimlico Tavern & Pimlico Pleasure Gardens, Hoxton

Pimlico Tavern & Pimlico Pleasure Gardens, Hoxton

It seems likely that this tavern and pleasure gardens took the name of a publican with the foreign name 'Pimlico'.  There were many places of entertainment nearby and the whole area became known as...

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Dame Clara Butt

Dame Clara Butt

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EMI Archive Trust

EMI Archive Trust

From their website: "The EMI Archive Trust was established in 1996. The EMI Group of companies gifted much of their assets which originated before 1947 to the Trust. The purpose of the Trust is “th...

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Marshall Amplification

Marshall Amplification

A company that specialises in the design and manufacture of  music amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Founded by Jim Marshall, and now based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. See Jim Marshall for how the ...

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