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Clem Burke obituary: drummer and ‘beating heart’ of Blondie

The Times/The Sunday Times 10 Apr 2025
... due for release later this year — he also drummed for the Eurythmics, the Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Nancy Sinatra and countless others.
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Music world rocked by iconic drummer’s death following cancer battle

Penn Live 09 Apr 2025
“A self-proclaimed ‘Rock & Roll survivalist,’ he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Chequered Past, ...
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Iconic rock band’s ‘heartbeat’ member dead at 70

Penn Live 08 Apr 2025
“A self-proclaimed ‘Rock & Roll survivalist,’ he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Chequered Past, ...
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What Happened to Clem Burke? Blondie’s Drummer Passes Away

Coming Soon 08 Apr 2025
Photo by Brian Cooke/Redferns/Getty Image ... He briefly played with the Ramones in 1987 and also worked with the Eurythmics, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Joan Jett, Iggy Pop, Chequered Past, and the Go-Go’s, among others ... Burke.” ... .
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‘The heartbeat of Blondie’ dies at 70 after ‘private battle with cancer’

Boston Herald 08 Apr 2025
“A self proclaimed ‘Rock & Roll survivalist,’ he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, ...
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Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies, aged 70

RTE 07 Apr 2025
After Blondie broke up, he played with numerous acts including Bob Geldof, The Eurythmics and The Ramones.
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Clem Burke, drummer for Blondie, dies at 70

Detroit news 07 Apr 2025
A self proclaimed 'Rock & Roll survivalist,' he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Chequered Past, the ...
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Blondie star dead aged 70 after private battle with cancer as band pay tribute | ...

The Daily Mail 07 Apr 2025
'A self proclaimed “Rock & Roll survivalist”, he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Chequered Past, ...
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Tributes paid after death of drummer and “heartbeat of Blondie” Clem Burke

NME 07 Apr 2025
They went on to describe him as a self proclaimed “Rock & Roll survivalist”, who played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy ...
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Clem Burke, Blondie drummer and self-proclaimed ‘Rock & Roll survivalist,’ dies at 70

The Los Angeles Times 07 Apr 2025
Dance was as subversive as punk to me ... In and around those times, he performed with musicians including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, the Fleshtones, the Romantics, Dramarama and the Go-Go’s, to name a few ... Burke.' .
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Blondie drummer Clem Burke dead at 70 after private battle with cancer

New York Post 07 Apr 2025
“A self proclaimed ‘Rock & Roll survivalist’, he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Chequered Past, ...
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How Blondie drummer Clem Burke stopped taking drugs and drinking in his rock band heyday ...

The Daily Mail 07 Apr 2025
'A self proclaimed 'Rock & Roll survivalist', he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Chequered Past, ...
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‘They didn’t call us for Live Aid’: the stars behind Black Britain’s forgotten charity record

The Observer 04 Apr 2025
Photograph ... “I’d say Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have good hearts,” says Leiffer ... Soon after our record was made, I was coming from the BBC and saw Geldof walking to Radio 1 and I said. ‘Wh’appen Bob?’ He acknowledged me but made no attempt to stop ... Share ... .
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