John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002), better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash. He was also a member of the The Mescaleros and (temporarily) The Pogues.

Joe Strummer [1952 - 2002] achieved fame as lead singer of The Clash who went onto have success as the leader of Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros . Following the end of the Clash, Joe spent a period moving from project to project. He acted in films like Walker and Straight to Hell, and even sang for The Pogues after Shane MacGowan bizarrely quit/was sacked on the Hell’s Ditch tour. Finally, in the mid-to-late 1990s, Strummer gathered top-flight musicians into a backing band he called Joe Strumm