Clem Burke
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Clement Anthony “Clem Burke” Bozewski November 24, 1954 – April 6, 2025
Clem Burke is known as the influential drummer for Blondie, he was a member of Blondie from 1975 until his death and appeared on every Blondie recording and every hit. According to Burke, Blondie combined the influences of The Beatles,…
Clem Burke: Drummer, Band Member, Session Man, Medical Researcher
Finding a drummer that has led several cool bands and recorded several high-quality rock records with those bands might not be that hard. Finding a drummer that has done dozens of sessions with people like Pete Townsend, Iggy Pop, Nancy…
Clem Burke
February 1983 “In rock and roll, the idea and the attitude are more important than the actual playing. If you don’t have ideas, you’re not going to achieve anything worthwhile. I mean, if you can learn to play Beethoven’s Fifth,…
It Was Twenty Years Ago....
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Blondie’s Clem Burke
Precious few drummers are bringing the heat after forty-plus years in the game like Clem Burke is bringing it. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Bobby Sanabria, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, Roger Taylor, Florian Alexandru-Zorn, Clem Burke, and more!
Bobby Sanabria, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, Roger Taylor, Florian Alexandru-Zorn, Clem Burke, and more! TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Clem Burke: Pure Pop Power
“Clem was new wave’s premier drum showman, but his showmanship never got in the way of his emphatic, tom-heavy drumming style. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Clem Burke — Controlled Craziness
Something strange happened on the last Blondie tour. Usually, when the reviews come out, Debbie Harry is talked about as though she is doing a solo act with anonymous back-up musicians. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
Dale Crover
When the Melvins toured with Le Butcherettes in 2015, they’d invite the group’s vocalist, Teri Gender Bender, to join them for a number at the end of their set. Even after the exhilaration of a sticks-flying, riff-crushing Melvins show, the…
December 2011 - Volume 35 • Number 12
Neil Peart, Jeremy Spencer, Clem Burke, Jim Riley, Ian Paice, Justin Foley, Richard Christy, Jen Ledger, Paul Guerrero, Bill Rieflin, Travis Barker TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
May 2004 - Volume 28 • Number 5
Greg Upchurch, Airto Moreira, Poogie Bell, Wuv, Ari Hoenig, Paul Allen, Herb Shucher, Ray Luzier, Kenny Kramme, Jerry Mercer, Clem Burke, Don Lamond, Roy Hanes, Jeremy Hummel, Vic Firth, Scott Williamson TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
June 1999 - Volume 23 • Number 6
Virgil Donati, Ron Welty, Clem Burke, Ed Uribe, Rene Creemers, Matt Johnson, Nate Brown, Hamid Drake, Paul Culligan, Mel Brown, Rod Morgenstein, Chet Doboe, John Ramsay, Alan Dawson, Ted Bonar, Russ McKinnon, Lee Rudnicki, Ron Hefner, Roger Cohen, John “JR”…
February 1983 - Volume 7 • Number 2
Jeff Porcaro, Clem Burke, Billy Higgins, Larry Blackmon, Phil Ehart, Rod Morgenstein, Russ Kunkel, Neil Peart TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
December 1980 January 1981 - Volume 4 • Number 6
Buddy Rich, Clem Burke, Bruce Gary, Stan Lynch, Alan Myers, Louis Hayes, Alan Dawson, Joe Morello, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Danny Seraphine, Bobby Colomby, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Roberto Petaccia, Les DeMerle, Hal Blaine, Charles Collins TO READ…
