RIP CLEM BURKE BLONDIE DRUMMER

[Ron_M]

.Drummer Clem Burke, the 'Heartbeat of Blondie,' Dead at 70

 

[Ron_M]

This loss hurts. RIP CLEM. Thanks for the excellent rhythm in Blondies songs

 

[polywideblock]

R.I.P.

 

[Photon440]

Thanks for letting us know.
Tasty beats as he drums on this one...

 

[DeltaV]

R.I.P.

Despite decades as a revered rock star, Burke remained humble in recent years. “My idea of success was … I used to buy all my records in Woolworth’s cutout bins,” Burke told Please Kill Me. “My version of success was winding up in the cutout bin.”

 

[Ron_M]

A personal favorite

 

[Ron_M]

And another

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Great Band, RIP Clem..

 

[Richard Cranium]

He's really in action here ....

 

[Xp29h]

Rest in Peace!

 

[YY1]

I saw them on PBS about 10 years ago.

Still had it, and had a new song that was pretty good.

Didn't the key player die a couple of years ago?

Isn't "Clem" kind of an odd name for someone in a new wave band?

RIP.

Your contributions are iconic, and remain in circulation to this day.

 

[padam]

There’s a live show of them at The Apollo on YouTube, must be early 80’s. It’s a really good show, even though a little after they moved more to pop.

 

[beanhead]

RIP Clem (and the short-lived) Elvis Ramone

 

[Ron_M]

Legend has it that when Keith Moon passed, Clem kicked over his drum kit and proclaimed "That's for Keith Moon, the greatest drummer in the world!"

 

[Dennis H]

RIP.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Clem was a stand up guy. A true class act.