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Old punk rock photos in color

48 years ago
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon in London, January 1978

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Great songs with great covers ...

I Fought The Law
-- The Bobby Fuller Four (1965)
-- The Clash (1979)

Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won

Tidbit - originally released by The Crickets in 1960. Yes, those Crickets.

#music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #bobbyFuller #bobbyFullerFour #theBobbyFullerFour #clash #theClash #joeStrummer #theCrickets #buddyHolly #coverSongs #songCovers #coverTunes #60sRock #60sMusic #70sRock #70sMusic #punkRock #oldies #popRock

Old punk rock photos in color

47 years ago today
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon in London, January 18, 1978

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Look what turns 45 today ... https://robinbannks.wordpress.com/2024/12/14/the-romance-of-rock-rebellion-tom-carlson-rolling-stone/
#theclash #londoncalling #70srock #garagerock #newwave #postpunk #punkrock #reggae #rock #rockabilly #ska #joestrummer #mickjones #topperheadon #paulsimonon

Sandinista! – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … https://robinbannks.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/sandinista/
The Clash release their triple album triumph on December 12, 1980. It’s #323 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. #theclash #sandinista #80smusic #80srock #dancepunk #postpunk #joestrummer #mickjones #paulsimonon #topperheadon

45 years ago
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of The Clash at Cullen Auditorium, Houston Texas, October, 1979

Photo by Tom Callins

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43 years ago today

The Clash arrived at JFK Airport, New York City, July 26, 1981.

Photo by Allan Tannenbaum

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #paulsimonon #mickjones #joestrummer #topperheadon #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Old punk rock photos in color

46 years ago
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon in London, January 1978

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #joestrummer #paulsimonon #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd