Keith Levene, founding member of the Clash, dies at 65 | Public Image Ltd

Keith Levene, founding member of the Clash, dies at 65 | Public Image Ltd | The Guardian
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Forming the Clash with guitarist Mick Jones and bassist Paul Simonon when he was only 18, it was Levene, alongside the band’s manager, Bernard Rhodes, who asked Joe Strummer, frontman with the 101ers at the time, to join them. Luckily for the Clash, Strummer had just seen the Sex Pistols play at the Nashville Rooms in London and had become convinced that punk was the way forward.

Levene, who was born Julian Levene in Muswell Hill, north London, remained in the Clash long enough to appear in early gigs and to contribute to songs, including What’s My Name on their 1977 debut album. But he grew apart from the Clash’s increasingly political direction and went on to greater success with PiL.

When the Sex Pistols disbanded in January 1978, singer #John_Lydon (previously known as Johnny Rotten) and Levene formed the new band with bass player John Wardle (known as #Jah_Wobble). “John made a wise choice getting Keith,” Wobble said in 2012.

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Back on the Block - Jah Wobble & Keith Levene - Yin and Yang (2012)
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QrSbDGDSnE