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Redemption Song
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer | Chris Salewicz
With exclusive access to Strummer's friends, relatives, and fellow musicians, music journalist Chris Salewicz penetrates the soul of an rock 'n roll icon. The Clash was--and still is--one of the most important groups of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Indebted to rockabilly, reggae, Memphis soul, cowboy justice, and '60s protest, the overtly political band railed against war, racism, and a dead-end economy, and in the process imparted a conscience to punk. Their eponymous first record and London Calling still rank in Rolling Stone's top-ten best albums of all time, and in 2003 they were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joe Strummer was the Clash's front man, a rock-and-roll hero seen by many as the personification of outlaw integrity and street cool. The political heart of the Clash, Strummer synthesized gritty toughness and poetic sensitivity in a manner that still resonates with listeners, and his untimely death in December 2002 shook the world, further solidifying his iconic status. Salewicz was a friend to Strummer for close to three decades and has covered the Clash's career and the entire punk movement from its inception. He uses his vantage point to write Redemption Song, the definitive biography of Strummer, charting his enormous worldwide success, his bleak years in the wilderness after the Clash's bitter breakup, and his triumphant return to stardom at the end of his life. Salewicz argues for Strummer's place in a long line of protest singers that includes Woody Guthrie, John Lennon, and Bob Marley, and examines by turns Strummer's and punk's ongoing cultural influence.
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TrishB
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Hubby recommends this one 👍🏻
Thanks for the giveaway 😘

DivaDiane Thank you for the recommendation @TrishB ‘s husband! And thanks for entering, Trish! 6y
Ava_Black Wow! What an incredible cover! 6y
RavenLovelyReads Ooooh! I love Joe Strummer! 😍😍 6y
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#humpdaypost

1. Joe Strummer of the Clash
2. 2 books a week
3. Not enough!
4. I keep hearing we have crime but never encountering it
5. I used to compete in real steel medieval combat, with and without armour

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Liberty
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Fourteen years. We miss you now more than ever before. 💔

LindsayReads 💝💝💝💝💝 7y
kalinichta Can't believe it's been so long we've been without him. #KnowYourRights 7y
Litlady Most of my college days were spent listening to this pivotal punk band! #LondonCalling #Clampdown #WhiteRiot. 🎸💔. RIP Joe .. aka John Graham Mellor. 😔 7y
CocoReads We talk about The Clash All. The. Time. Last year I was able to find my hub a remastered London Calling on vinyl. 7y
meggofrank 😔🖤 7y
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Liberty
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Happy Birthday, Joe. We love you and we miss you. 🤘🏻💕🤘🏻

Lizpixie Love The Clash. London Calling was one of my go to songs as a teenager. Strummer is a legend🤘 8y
MMenefee Warlord 8y
[DELETED] 3216391035 It's why my license plate reads LDN CLNG. ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
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AWahle Saw them in concert May 1983 in San Antonio. Incredible show! And now I'm showing my age... 8y
bookminx Someone was belting out London Calling as I passed a karaoke bar on my way home last night and it made mess happy 🤗 8y
Well-ReadNeck @Basia Awesome sauce! 8y
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