John Cooper Clarke

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Born:
January 25, 1949, he's 61 and British.
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Alternative names: The Bard of Salford.
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An artist with 11 releases.

Biography

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John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester; he is often described as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s during the flourishing punk movement.

His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing from The Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson, Paul Burgess and Steve Hopkins. 'Ten Years In An Open-Necked Shirt' remains his most popular and successful published work.

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Poetry, Punk, Dub,
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  • John Cooper Clarke often recorded with The Invisible Girls, who included Steve Hopkins, Vinni Reilly, John Scott, Bruce Mitchell and others in their ever-changing ranks.
  • JCC was often the opening act for Joy Division.

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