Blondie’s Clem Burke performed essential function in drumming examine

Clem Burke, the drummer for Seventies band Blondie, has died aged 70 following a “non-public battle with most cancers”, the band’s spokesperson has confirmed.

In 2008, the well-known musician took half in a “ground-breaking” Gloucestershire College examine into the bodily and psychological results of drumming.

This led to the institution of the Clem Burke Drumming Mission, which found that drummers may attain the identical bodily exertion as skilled athletes.

For his efforts, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the College of Gloucestershire.

Video journalist Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley