Skrewdriver

Skrewdriver
Background information
OriginPoulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England
Genres
Years active1976–1979, 1982–1993
Labels
Past membersIan Stuart Donaldson
Martin Cross
Merv Shields
Phil Walmsley
Ron Hartley
Kevin McKay
John "Grinny" Grinton
Jim "Sturmfuhrer" Rice
Mark Radcliffe[1][2][3][4]

Skrewdriver were an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, in 1976. Originally a punk band,[5] Skrewdriver changed into a white power skinhead rock band after reuniting in the 1980s.[6] Their original line-up split in January 1979 and Donaldson reformed the band with different musicians in 1982.[7] This new version of the band played a leading role in the Rock Against Communism movement.[8]

The band fell apart after Donaldson died in a car crash in 1993.

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  2. ^ Radcliffe, Mark. Showbusiness: The Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Nobody. Sceptre; new edition (20 May 1999). ISBN 0-340-71567-7, ISBN 978-0-340-71567-3.
  3. ^ "Waptrick". Criticsmob.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Useless Mark Radcliffe & Lard Facts". Scrawnandlard.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  5. ^ White Rider at AllMusic
  6. ^ "Skrewdriver – Raw early punk and oi on Chiswick Records. A Punk Rock History and Pictures". Punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. ^ Brown, Timothy S. (2004). "Subcultures, pop music and politics: skinheads and 'Nazi rock' in England and Germany". Journal of Social History.
  8. ^ "Rock Against Communism | ADL". www.adl.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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