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The Ruts
A meteoric band like so many in the punk era, The Ruts will go down in history
as the authors of one of the most successful fusions of rock and reggae with The
Clash. Formed in 1977, The Ruts started out as one of the countless bands to
emerge that year. It was their breakthrough single "In a Rut ", played
extensively by John Peel in 1979, that brought The Ruts out of obscurity. The
Crack album and its iconic single "Babylon's Burning" were a real smash in
September 1979. Unfortunately, lead singer Malcolm Owen could not resist this
dazzling success and succumbed to a heroin over...
