The band's golden age spanned from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, and for many, a big part of why was the input of guitarist Mick Jones. Jones was a co-founder of the Clash in 1976 ...

The Clash was the natural product of that discontentment ... and came out with London Calling. Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Topper Headon, and Paul Simonon all contributed to the writing in one ...