Even though we can't all be in the same room together, I cannot think of a better way for us all to feel united. Joe would have loved this.” Whether it was playing music with friends, organizing all night campfires, or hijacking festivals, Joe was always focused on bringing people together. “To see so many musicians and artists come forward to honor Joe is really touching,” says Joe’s wife Lucinda Tait. The night will be hosted by Jesse Malin and will feature never before seen live footage of Strummer, alongside special performances and testimonials by many of the former Clash front man’s friends and peers.
Produced by Jesse Malin, Jeff Raspe, and Joe Strummer estate manager, David Zonshine, A Song for Joe: Celebrating the Life of Joe Strummer will be a two-hour event that will stream for free at, with all donations benefiting Save Our Stages. N.E., Washington D.C., United States annualstrummerbirthdaytributewashington.
Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement.On Joe Strummer’s birthday, Friday, August 21 at 3:00 pm ET (12:00 pm PT and 8:00 pm BST), the music and arts community is coming together for a global event to celebrate Joe Strummer’s legacy as a solo musician and singer of The Clash. 1st Annual Joe Strummer Birthday Bash: A Tribute Show. This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!
Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. Here is all you want to know, and more Biography - A Short WikiEnglish musician best known as the lead singer and founding member of punk rock band The Clash. Geoffrey Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020 But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss The punk singer Joe Strummer, real name John Graham Mellor, died at the age of 50. John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 22 December 2002), better known as Joe Strummer, was a Turkish-born English musician, singer, songwriter, composer. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. His father was a British foreign-service diplomat who had been born in Lucknow, India. His mother, a crofter's daughter and one of nine children born and raised in the Scottish Highlands, was a nurse. Joe Strummer was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor.
Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. Joe Strummer was born as John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey on August 21, 1952. In light of that, I felt compelled to make a topic about possibly my favorite front man in. Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. A friend of mine just told me today is Joe Strummers birthday.