‘Unmatched’ Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis

Born in New Jersey, US, Burke featured on all of the Debbie Harry-fronted band Blondie’s studio albums
‘Unmatched’ Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis

Clem Burke (second from right) with other members of Blondie (Neil Munns/PA)

Blondie drummer Clem Burke has died aged 70 after a cancer diagnosis, the band has said.

Born in New Jersey, US, Burke featured on all of the Debbie Harry-fronted band’s studio albums, from their self-titled debut, through their 1978 classic Parallel Lines, to 2017’s Pollinator, after joining the band a year after their formation in 1975.

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