Blues is the root of all rock and roll music, but the 1970s saw artists like Joe Strummer and The Clash establish a bold, abrasive new sound known as punk rock.

1976 - A then-unknown Sex Pistols opened for The 101ers at The Nashville Room in London. The 101ers were a pub rock band, notable as being the band that Joe Strummer left to join The Clash. 1976 - ...

At the time, John Mellor was the lead singer of the 101ers, named after their squat at 101 Walterton Road — but he’s vastly better known as Joe Strummer of The Clash. In the 1970s, the houses in this ...

I had a housemate who worked for a record company, and one night he dragged me off to see this band called the 101ers. They did pretty crappy versions of Little Richard and rock ’n’ roll tunes.

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Joe Strummer’s The 101ers became The Clash, while the 40-strong audience of a legendary gig at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall in June 1976 included future members of Joy Division ...

John Graham Mellor had been using the nickname “Woody” for a few years before taking on a whole new moniker while singing and playing guitar in the pub rock band The 101ers. He told musician ...

Strummer squatted in many homes throughout his life. In fact, his first band, the 101'ers, was named after a home they squatted in, 101 Walterton Road, according to The Guardian. Adam Fleischman ...

He was a train obsessive, and “Wreck of the Old 97″ was a Johnny Cash song about a train wreck (cool) and Joe Strummer had The 101ers before the Clash (also cool). One thing Ken Bethea knew ...

2. The 101ers Keys to Your Heart Pub rock, the ramshackle sound that paved the way for punk, was all the rage in Britain in 1974 because it promised a boozy good time and it was easy to do.

Along with fellow guitarist Mick Jones and bassist Paul Simonon, he was a co-founder. Former 101’ers frontman and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer was next on board, assuming the same role in the new ...