RIP Clem Burke

[The Old Dark Navy's]

This one hits me hard. Favourite drummer from my favourite band.

Blondie

It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat...

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[CURVE]

This one hits me hard. Favourite drummer from my favourite band.

Blondie

It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat...

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Equally shattered, he was one of great drummers, brought so much energy to all Blondie’s performances.

 

[Mofra]

Damn. He was just so watchable live. Saw Blondie at the Palais and he was eye catching.

 

[peetoo]

He even played with bootleg blondie, the cover band. Very sad.

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

This one hits me hard. Favourite drummer from my favourite band.

Blondie

It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat...

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Saw them in 2008 in New York for the 30th anniversary of Parallel Lines…was tossing up whether to go because Jimmy had recently left, Franky&Nigel were long gone, but I wanted to see Clem
(&Debbie&Chris…&it was Blondie in New York)…so glad I did.
He was amazing, actually the original 3 all had a real presence and it is easily in my top 5 albums of all time…perfect 3-4minute pop songs

 

[IMCat]

Very sad. Great drummer!

 

[DaRick]

Blondie's secret weapon.

His shuffling on Heart of Glass and Atomic helped make those songs.

Very good drummer. RIP.