The 101ers
Formed in London in May 1974, The 101ers made their debut on 7
September at the Telegraph Inn in Brixton, under the name El Huaso
and the 101 All Stars.
The name would later be shortened to the 101
All Stars and finally just the 101ers. The name came from the squat
where the band lived together, at 101 Walterton Road, Maida Vale.
The group prospered as part of the prevalent Pub
Rock scene, but by the time their debut single, Keys to Your
Heart, was released in June 1976, "Woody" Mellor was in
The Clash
(having renamed himself Joe Strummer) and The
101ers were no more.
Clive Timperley later joined The Passions while Dan Kelleher
ended up in The Derelicts. Richard Dudanski went on to work with The
Raincoats and Public Image Ltd. Tymon
Dogg worked with Strummer briefly in The Clash, playing fiddle and
singing his original song, Lose This Skin, on Sandinista!,
and later joining Strummer in The Mescaleros.
Following Strummer's success with The Clash, a second 101ers
single and a compilation album of mostly live recordings (Elgin
Avenue Breakdown) were released in 1981.
The album was reissued in May 2005 with the help of Strummer's
widow Lucinda Tait, as Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited.
The Clash
Pub Rock
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