Paul Simonon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Paul Simonon, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1976–19761 events2 places

Chronological biography

1976

Clash1976

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Clash, The

The Clash is formed, originally composed of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Keith Levene and Terry Chimes

Clash1976

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Clash, The · London

Mick Jones & Paul Simonon are introduced to Joe Strummer by Bernie Rhodes (the self proclaimed inventor of punk rock) in a dirty squat in Shepherds Bush

Clash4 July 1976

Arts / Popular Music · Member of Clash, The · Sheffield

The band is named The Clash by Simonon who make their debut opening for the Sex Pistols at The Black Swan (a. k. a. The Mucky Duck, now known as the Boardwalk Sheffield, England)

Titles and roles

Member of Clash, The

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.