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Music journalist Salewicz was friends with the late lead singer of the Clash, Joe Strummer, for close to three decades and has covered the band since its inception. He uses this vantage point to penetrate the soul of a punk rock icon in this definitive biography. n nWith exclusive access to Strummers friends, relatives, and fellow musicians, music journalist Chris Salewicz penetrates the soul of an rock n roll icon. n nThe 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 Stones top-ten best albums of all time, and in 2003 they were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. n nJoe Strummer was the Clashs 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. n nSalewicz was a friend to Strummer for close to three decades and has covered the Clashs 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 Clashs bitter breakup, and his triumphant return to stardom at the end of his life. n nSalewicz argues for Strummers place in a long line of protest singers that includes Woody Guthrie, John Lennon, and Bob Marley, and examines by turns Strummers and punks ongoing cultural influence.n
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