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Strummer was born John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey, on 21 August 1952, the son of a Scottish mother and English father. His mother, Anna Mackenzie (1915–1986), was the daughter of a crofter and was born and raised in Bonar Bridge; she later became a nurse.
May 9, 2021 · Lucy Ramsey said: "Joe Strummer, then calling himself Woody, lived in Pentonville in the early 70s." There is a plaque on the house he lived in during that time.
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Nov 20, 2023 · The future rock star's father, Ronald Mellor, served as a Second Secretary, a clerical officer for the British Foreign Office, or a diplomatic position. The Mellors lived in Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt, and Germany during Strummer's early childhood.
Jul 1, 2020 · The Clash live at the Brixton Academy, 1984 (Image credit: Getty Images) Strummer’s relationship with his family was strained. Joe once said that if he had seen his father more than once a year he “probably would have murdered him.” His only sibling, brother David, had succumbed to mental illness and committed suicide in 1971.
Aug 21, 2021 · On April 3 1976, Strummer’s life would change forever. On this day, a then-unknown act called Sex Pistols opened for The 101ers at the Nashville Rooms in London. After the show, Strummer was approached by Mick Jones. Jones was the guitarist in the premier pub rock band, London SS.
Dec 22, 2012 · Joe Strummer died 10 years ago today. BBC 6 Music presenters Gideon Coe and Don Letts look at the legacy he's left behind, and share their memories of the Clash frontman.
Feb 14, 2022 · It came as a big shock when Joe (real name John Graham Mellor) died suddenly from a heart attack in December 2002, aged just 50, but his spirit lives on 20 years later in a special area of the...
