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Joe Strummer

1952 - 2002

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John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist, and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash, formed in 1976. The Clash's second studio album, Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978), reached No. 2 on the UK charts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Strummer is the 389th most popular musician (down from 303rd in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 505th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joe Strummer ranks 389 out of 3,175Before him are Johnny Ramone, Enrico Macias, Steve Vai, Manu Dibango, Mick Taylor, and Matthias Jabs. After him are Serj Tankian, Djivan Gasparyan, John Phillips, Stig Anderson, Dionisio Aguado y García, and Ton Koopman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Joe Strummer ranks 113Before him are Robin Hobb, Mahamadou Issoufou, Michael Massee, Abbas al-Musawi, Michael McDonald, and Eric Adams. After him are Joel Silver, Graham Greene, Jack W. Szostak, Roger Y. Tsien, Ryū Murakami, and Michael Cunningham. Among people deceased in 2002, Joe Strummer ranks 75Before him are Katy Jurado, John Frankenheimer, Joaquín Balaguer, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Kim Hunter, and Henri Verneuil. After him are Velibor Vasović, Pierre Werner, George Roy Hill, Chico Xavier, Peggy Lee, and John Entwistle.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Joe Strummer ranks 573 out of 1,347Before him are Fevzi Çakmak (1876), Atticus of Constantinople (370), Scylax of Caryanda (-600), Henri Verneuil (1920), Şahin Giray (1745), and İsa Çelebi (1380). After him are Theodora Komnene (1096), Bardas Skleros (1000), Manuel Komnenos (1143), Devlet Bahçeli (1948), Justinian (525), and Leo V, King of Armenia (1342).

Among MUSICIANS In Türkiye

Among musicians born in Türkiye, Joe Strummer ranks 2Before him are Ahmet Ertegun (1923). After him are Barış Manço (1943), İdil Biret (1941), Ayla Erduran (1934), Orhan Gencebay (1944), Âşık Veysel (1894), Selda Bağcan (1948), Arif Mardin (1932), Fazıl Say (1970), Arto Tunçboyacıyan (1957), and Şehrazat (1952).