As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.

The Damned have an exceptionally important place in rock history, releasing "New Rose," arguably the first-ever punk single in the U.K., in 1976. The Damned also were the first band of their scene to ...

Brian James, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70 on Mar. 6, his family confirmed. He was the lead songwriter for the band in their early years and wrote their 1977 track “New ...

Brian James, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70 on Mar. 6, his family confirmed. He was the lead songwriter for the band in their ... of punk and rock ’n’ roll ...

Brian James, founding member of English punk-rock band The Damned, died Thursday (March 6). The guitarist was 70. The news was shared with fans via a post on James' Facebook page on the day of his ...

Brian James, founding guitarist and songwriter of seminal British punk group The Damned who later played in The Lords of the New Church, died March 6 at 70.

Image: The Damned in 1978. Pic: Sheila Rock/Shutterstock James' fellow band member, bassist Raymond "Captain Sensible" Burns, said in an Instagram post: "The riffmeister, Brian has gone - that ...

Brian James, the influential British punk rock guitarist who co-founded ... Brian was the principal songwriter of the band’s debut album, Damned Damned Damned, which was released in February ...

Brian James, founding guitarist and early principal songwriter for UK punk pioneers the Damned, has died. The news was shared in a statement on James’ official Facebook page, though a cause of ...

Radio X Classic Rock looks at the lives and careers of the musical legends that have died in 2025 so far... from The Jam's ...