The Mescaleros
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros
Background information
Genre(s)	Rock, Rock and roll
Years active	1999–2002
Label(s)	HellCat
Associated acts	The Clash, Joe Strummer
Website	www.myspace.com/themescaleros
Former members
Joe Strummer Martin Slattery Scott Shields Antony Genn Simon Stafford Tymon Dogg John Blackburn Jimmy Hogarth Pablo Cook Luke Bullen Steve "Smiley" Barnard

The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999, which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. Many of the band members were gifted multi-instrumentalists. The original line up consisted of Strummer on vocals and guitar, Antony Genn on guitar, Scott Shields on bass, Martin Slattery on keyboards and guitar (as well as flute and saxophone on select songs), Pablo Cook on various percussion instruments, and Smiley (aka Steve Barnard) on drums. Richard Flack also appeared on various effects and instruments. Image File history File links Joe-Strumer&themescaleros1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Hellcat Records is a vanity record label based in Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about the English punk rock band. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002), better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002), better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash. ... Martin Slattery is a British multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of Joe Strummers backing band The Mescaleros. ... Scott Shields (b. ... Antony Genn is a British musician. ... Tymon Dogg is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, fiddler/violinist, guitarist, pianist, and poet from England. ... John Blackburn (born on 16 January 1976, in Luton, England) is currently known as a member of Skins backing band as the bass and keyboard player. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Steve Smiley Barnard (b. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002), better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Antony Genn is a British musician. ... Scott Shields (b. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Martin Slattery is a British multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of Joe Strummers backing band The Mescaleros. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Steve Smiley Barnard (b. ...

History

The band rose out of Strummer's work with Pablo Cook and Richard Norris. The three of them originally came together to write the soundtracks for two short films, Tunnel of Love, and Question of Honour. The song "Yalla Yalla" was originally written by this trio, and mixed by Antony Genn. Once Genn was brought on board, a new song "Techno D-Day" was recorded, at which point Strummer, at the behest of Genn, began recording a new record. The original drummer, Ged Lynch, left the band before recording on Rock Art & The X-Ray Style was complete and Smiley (Robbie Williams' former drummer) was brought in to finish recording. Shields and Slattery were recruited through a number of contacts with the band. Slattery had also appeared on Robbie Williams' Life Thru a Lens album, and Scott Shields was a friend of Slattery's. Oddly enough, in the initial lineup, only Smiley was playing the instrument which he knew best. Genn, although not a bad guitar player, reportedly did not have the ability to play sufficient lead guitar, hence Slattery was brought in. He, however, was trained in horns and keyboards, but had a natural ability with nearly all instruments. Strummer once joked that Slattery could play a hole in the windshield of the tour bus. Shields had previously been a drummer, but was recruited to play bass, and later guitar. Richard Norris is a London based music producer/engineer/musician and is currently part of remix/DJ duo with Erol Alkan under the Beyond the Wizards Sleeve moniker, under which they released an album of acid rock re-edits called Spring in the summer of 2006. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ...

The Mescaleros first gig was in Antony Genn's hometown of Sheffield at The Leadmill on 5th June 1999. They toured extensively for the next six months, including playing the Glastonbury Festival, the U.S., and Europe. 2000 saw the band play Big Day Out in Australia & New Zealand, plus tour Japan. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...

The band signed with the Californian punk label Hellcat Records, and issued three albums. Following the release of the first, Rock Art and the X-Ray Style, they toured England and North America; sets included several Clash-fan favourites. This article is about the U.S. state. ... Hellcat Records is a vanity record label based in Los Angeles, California. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ... This article is about the English punk rock band. ...

Tymon Dogg, a longtime friend of Joe Strummer, joined the band in 2000 playing violin and Spanish guitar. Honorary Mescaleros also include John Blackburn and Jimmy Hogarth, both of whom played bass in place of Scott Shields on the 2000 tour supporting The Who, which was also Tymon Dogg's first tour with the band.^[1] Tymon Dogg is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, fiddler/violinist, guitarist, pianist, and poet from England. ... John Blackburn (born on 16 January 1976, in Luton, England) is currently known as a member of Skins backing band as the bass and keyboard player. ...

Following the departure of Genn and Smiley, Scott Shields moved to guitar, Simon Stafford was brought on board to play bass, and Luke Bullen was brought on board to play drums. Pablo Cook left in Aug 2001 to join Moby. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Following the release of Global A Go-Go, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros mounted a 21-date tour of North America, Britain, and Ireland. Once again, these concerts featured Clash material ("London Calling", "Rudie Can't Fail"), as well as classic covers of reggae hits ("The Harder They Come", "A Message To You, Rudie") and regularly closed the show with a nod to Joey Ramone by playing The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop". The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... London Calling is the hit song off the album of the same name (London Calling, 1979) by the U.K. punk/rock band The Clash; it is also the albums first track. ... Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), born as Jeffry Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the punk rock group the Ramones. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ...

Musically, the Mescaleros continued the genre mixing that Strummer was known for during his time with The Clash. Elements of reggae, jazz, funk, hip hop, country, and of course punk rock can be found in the three Mescaleros releases.^[1] This article is about the English punk rock band. ... Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

The band is also the subject of a documentary by Dick Rude titled Let's Rock Again! which was released on June 27th, 2006. The band also appear on many DVDs (see full list below) and have had several of their songs appear in major films such as Black Hawk Down and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. One song, "Johnny Appleseed," was used as the theme song to the HBO series John From Cincinnati. Dick Rude is a writer, director, and actor known for his appearance in and contributions to many Alex Cox films. ... Lets Rock Again! is a music documentary film following Joe Strummer as he tours across America and Japan with his band the Mescaleros promoting their second album Global a Go-Go. ... Black Hawk Down is a 2001 film by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden. ... Mr. ... John From Cincinnati was an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that airs on HBO. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writers David Milch and Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed surf noir. ...

Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros' last ever concert was on November 22, 2002, in Liverpool. This show is often overlooked however, in favor of citing the November 15 show at Acton Town Hall. It was this show, which was a benefit for striking fire fighters, that Mick Jones joined Strummer on stage for the first time in nearly twenty years, during the classic Clash song "Bankrobber." An encore followed with both "White Riot" and "London's Burning". The Last Night London Burned, a 64 page book written by George Binette,^[2] showing never before published pictures of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, and a 26 minutes film by Gregg McDonald and Alan Miles, were released as a unique visual record of that last ever London concert by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros.^[3] Following the conclusion of this tour, the band headed straight for the studio, but Strummer died of a congenital heart defect on 22 December 2002^[4] after returning home from walking his dogs. is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Spooky Tooth and Foreigner guitarist, see Mick Jones (Foreigner). ... White Riot was the first single put out by seminal punk band The Clash, in 1977. ... The Clash is the first album-length recording released by the English punk band The Clash. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

The band's final album, Streetcore, was released posthumously on October 20, 2003. Streetcore was the third and final album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The band also made appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as touring on the Hootenany Festival in the summer of 2001. Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. ...

Various Mescaleros have peformed at numerous tribute concerts in both UK & Europe.

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Antony Genn currently fronts The Hours, a band that he and fellow Mescalero Martin Slattery formed in 2004. The Hours are a band formed in 2004 by Antony Genn and Martin Slattery. ...

Members

• Joe Strummer – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Martin Slattery - lead guitar, keyboards, saxophone, flute
• Scott Shields - guitar, bass guitar
• Antony Genn - guitar (1999-2000)
• Simon Stafford - bass guitar, trombone (2001-2002)
• Tymon Dogg - violin, Spanish guitar, keyboards (2000-2002)
• John Blackburn - bass guitar (2000)
• Jimmy Hogarth - bass guitar (2000)
• Pablo Cook - percussion (1999-2001)
• Luke Bullen - drums (2001-2002)
• Steve "Smiley" Barnard - drums (1999-2000)

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Discography

• Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (1999)
• Global A Go-Go (2001)
• Streetcore (2003)

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• "The Future is Unwritten" Directed by Julien Temple (out on DVD: Sept 2007)
• "Viva Joe Strummer" Directed by M.Parkinson
• "Let's Rock Again!" Directed by Dick Rude
• "Later with Jools Holland: Legends"
• "Hootenanny DVD"
• "Give 'Em The Boot"
• "Glastonbury The Movie"

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Encoule, Jean (1 2003). Joe Strummer - 1952-2002. trakMARX.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. “The Mescaleros duly delivered “Rock Art & The X-Ray Style” (1999) & “Global A Go-Go” (2001). The Mescaleros may have changed from tour to tour, but the songs remained the same (Joe even found work for his old busking pal & fiddler, Tymon Dogg, for the first time since “Sandinista”). The music was a glorious amalgamation of every aspect of Joe’s character: as wide as his vision & as big as his heart. I caught shows on each tour, to see Joe again after so long was just as exhilarating as it had been the first time round. The last time I saw him I’d decided that he was gonna live forever & turn into a gnarled punk/blues/world amalgamation of Bo Diddly, Woody Guthrie & Muddy Waters – a man for all seasons & all generations. A foot soldier of the old guard destined to continue teaching lesser minds the beauty & power of legitimate protest through an art-form: “Let fury have the hour, anger can be power, you know that we can use it”.”
2. ^ Binette, George Robert (2003). The Last Night London Burned. ISBN 0954462009. 
3. ^ McDonald, Gregg; Alan Miles (2003). The Last Night London Burned. theclash.org.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-04. “A Film by Gregg McDonald and Alan Miles. - An account of Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros (featuring Mick Jones) FBU benefit concert at Acton Town Hall”
4. ^ Clash star Joe Strummer dies. ENTERTAINMENT. CNN.com (2002-12-23). Retrieved on 2007-11-23. “Strummer, who was the band's guitarist, vocalist and songwriter alongside Mick Jones, died on Sunday at his farmhouse in Somerset, southwestern England.”

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Further reading

• Davie, Anthony (2004). Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros: New and Previously Unpublished Photographs. Northampton: Effective. ISBN 0954856813. OCLC 64898380. 

• Davie, Anthony (2004). Vision of a Homeland: The History of Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros. Northampton: Effective. ISBN 0954856805. OCLC 123775358. 

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External links

• New home of The Mescaleros
• Festival of music and film to celebrate the work of Joe Strummer
• The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music