Joe Strummer

Birthday: August 21, 1952

As the front-man for the Clash, Joe Strummer helped to launch the British punk rock revolution in the late '70s, and his passionate and fiery performances made his band one of the most powerful and influential rock groups of their time. Since the group's breakup, Strummer has gone on to an interesting and idiosyncratic -- if frustratingly non-prolific -- career in both music and films. ...more