The Clash

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The Clash - Rock The Casbah
The Clash - Rock the Casbah (Fare Soldi rmx)
The Clash - London calling

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The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, United Kingdom, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 1970s, they incorporated rock and roll, reggae, rockabilly, and eventually many other music styles into their repertoire. They were legendary for their uncommonly intense stage performances. From their earliest days as a band, The Clash stood apart from their peers with their musicianship... Read more about The Clash on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

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