Rockin' the Heavenly Casbah
Reported by erun
It has been confirmed that Clash guitarist and songwriter Joe Strummer died of cardiac arrest on Sunday. Strummer is survived by his two daughters, a stepdaughter and his wife Lucinda. At the time of his death, Strummer was working on a third album with his band, the Mescaleros. He was also writing a song with Bono (U2) and Dave Stewart to serve as the centerpiece of the Mandela SOS fundraising concert, an AIDS awareness benefit set for February 2nd at the site of Nelson Mandela's former prison on Robben Island in South Africa. Strummer's family has asked that instead of flowers, contributions be made to the Mandela SOS concert (www.mandelasos.com).