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John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist and lead singer of punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros. Overview Joe Strummer Enlarge Joe Strummer Strummer was born in Ankara, Turkey. Before forming The Clash, he played in a band in Newport, Wales called The Vultures and later, in London, with the pub rock band The 101ers. During that time he went by the name "Woody" Mellor, in honor of his hero Woody Guthrie. While a member of the 101ers he gave himself the moniker Joe Strummer, and insisted that his friends call him by that name. "Strummer" obviously refers to his role as guitarist, but in a self-deprecating way. Though left-handed, he was taught to play right handed by his friend (and later Mescalero) Tymon Dogg. This dampered his abilities (which were lackluster to begin with) and confined him to strumming chords. The Clash were the most musically diverse and overtly political of the original English punk bands. Strummer was involved with Anti-Nazi League and Rock Against Racism campaigns. He later also gave his support to the Rock Against the Rich series of concerts organised by anarchist organisation Class War. The Clash"s London Calling album was voted best album of the 1980s by Rolling Stone magazine (although it was released in late 1979 in the UK it was released in 1980 in the USA). It is suggested that The Clash heavily influenced the bands U2, Manic Street Preachers, Rancid, Green Day, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, the Libertines, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (especially John Frusciante) and even hip-hop revolutionaries Public Enemy, and that The Clash are somewhat directly responsible for the explosion of garage bands in the 1980s and "90s. After the disbanding of The Clash, he acted in a few movies including Jim Jarmusch"s Mystery Train, and Alex Cox"s Straight To Hell, recorded movie soundtracks (notably "Love Kills" for the film Sid and Nancy, and Walker), and experimented with different backing bands (notably the Latino Rockabilly War) with limited success. His 1989 album Earthquake Weather was a critical and commercial flop, and resulted in his losing his contract with Sony Records. He then kept a low profile for nearly a decade, but in 1991 he replaced Shane MacGowan as singer of The Pogues for a tour after the former"s departure from the band. Strummer also produced the Pogues album Hell"s Ditch. After these self-described "wilderness years," Joe began working with other bands; he played the piano on the 1998 UK #1 hit of The Levellers, "Just the One" and appeared on the Black Grape single "England"s Irie" in 1996. Finally, in the mid- to late-1990s, Strummer gathered top-flight musicians into a backing band he called The Mescaleros. Strummer signed with the Californian punk label Hellcat Records, and issued a stunning album co-written with Anthony Genn, called Rock Art and the X-Ray Style. A tour of England and North America soon followed; sets included several Clash-fan favourites. Following the release of Global A Go-Go, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros mounted a 21-date tour of North America, Britain, and Ireland. Once again, these concerts featured Clash material ("London Calling", "Rudie Can"t Fail," "White Man in Hammersmith Palais"), as well as classic covers of reggae hits hoodies punk rock tshirts other punk rock band merchendise.christened "Rebel Woods"). His 1975 marriage to Pamela Moolman ended in divorce. He married Lucinda Tait in 1995. He had no children with either wife, but had two daughters by Gaby Salter, and a step-child of Lucinda"s. In his remembrance, Joe"s friends and family have established the Strummerville Foundation for the promotion of new music. On 12th February 2005 the Class 47 locomotive 47828 was named "Joe Strummer".

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