BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1952 - JOE STRUMMER

Born on this day in 1952 – Joe Strummer

Born on this day in 1952 – Turkish-born English musician, singer, actor and songwriter Joe Strummer who was the co-founder of The Clash, who had the 1979 UK No. 11 single ‘London Calling’ and the 1982 US No. 8 single ‘Rock The Casbah. Their 1991 UK No.1 single Should I Stay Or Should I Go was first released in 1982. He later formed Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. He died on 22nd December 2002 of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.

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