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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Horace (Ruddy Ranks) Burke
Horace Alexander Burke, aka Ruddy Ranks. From the Just Giving page: "By trade he was a Reggae musician playing several instruments but was mainly a keyboard player. He has been in a couple of band...
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Kenny Clare
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1 memorial
Isaac Watts
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3 memorials
Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America
This organisation seems to incorporate the Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America. Wikipedia gives an overview of this charity's activities. 2025: the Guild let us know that their new...
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Dame Gracie Fields
Entertainer. Born over a chip shop in Rochdale, Lancashire as Grace Stansfield. Worked at Gainsborough Film Studios.  Gracie and her husband Archie moved from Upper Street, N1 in 1929 to The Towers...
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