The horns, the beat, the melody; it’s a fantastic piece of work from Strummer’s discography. We’d say it’s one of the best songs on the whole of London Calling, too. 3. “Trash City” ...

Fender Steve Jones recorded Never Mind The Bollocks with a Fender Twin Reverb using his ‘magic settings’ – everything on 10. It was also Joe Strummer’s amp of choice for London Calling.

By the time of their third album, "London Calling," in 1979, the band had fused rock, funk, ska, reggae and blues into a giddy, original musical force. Article continues below this ad ...

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 ...

Since Strummer's death in December 2002, two documentaries have been made about him. The latest is Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, now playing at the Angelika Film Center.

The Clash released their acclaimed double album ‘London Calling’ on 14 December 1979. The LP went to the Top 10 in the UK charts and has gone on to sell over five million copies worldwide.

After the Clash's tempestuous breakup in 1986 and stints as a film composer and occasional movie actor, Strummer seemed to have fallen into semi-oblivion.