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And what would Strummer think of it all?

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

He was promoted to music columnist, then worked at Atlantic Records where he toured with the rock band Kiss and let The Clash's Joe Strummer crash on his couch.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

Mr. Strummer “couldn’t sing to save his life,” Mr. Levene said in the Perfect Sound Forever interview, “but gave off all this energy and ended in a total sweat.”

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022

In addition to box sets of “All Things Must Pass” and an upcoming 50th-anniversary edition of “The Concert for Bangladesh,” the label also released archival music by Ravi Shankar and Joe Strummer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021

Strummer of the lyre   Maker of the tune, Give me a desire—   Bless me with a boon.

From Tobogganing on Parnassus by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)