40 Years Ago: Clash Tour Postponed After Joe Strummer Vanishes
Joe Strummer was having a typical rock star's day, even doing a promotional interview on April 21, 1982, for the Clash's upcoming shows in Scotland. Then he vanished.Manager Bernie Rhodes reportedly concocted the stunt in hopes of garnering needed headlines ahead of a string of U.K. dates that weren't selling as expected. The idea was for Strummer to steal away to Texas, where he'd hang out with pal Joe Ely […]
