British rocker Joe Strummer died of a heart attack on December 23. He was 50. Born John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey, he performed with The Clash from 1976 until the group split up in 1982. The ...
I’ve been listening to Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ a lot since Joe Strummer died. While the song might not seem relevant in mourning a Turkish-born Englishman, there is at least some connection. The ...