LONDON -- Joe Strummer, a diplomat's son who became a snarling punk icon as an electrifying singer-songwriter for The Clash, has died at age 50. Strummer died Sunday, said Richard Davies, coroner ...

The Clash, like The Police, was heavily influenced by reggae music. Their early music, for example, “London Calling,” has a reggae sound to it. “Combat Rock,” however very minimal, uses the reggae ...

In the summer of 1983, The Clash were still playing festivals with over 100,000 in attendance. And in 1982, their biggest mainstream single "Rock The Casbah" was in the Top 10 on the Billboard charts.

Jones had a glam-rock band in the early ’70s called the Delinquents. Then, punk hit and Jones and future Generation X guitarist Tony James joined the London SS. Then came The Clash.

The Clash is like a masterclass of the punk movement. It’s creative, fresh, and isn’t held down by preconceived notions of rock. Rather, this record is rebellion personified in an LP.

Joe Strummer’s Birthday Weekend Extravaganza will kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday (August 19) by museum co-founder, and lifelong fan of The Clash, Lisa Brownlee.