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Keith Levene

Keith Levene performing Metal Box in Dub with Jah Wobble at village underground, London, on May 25, 2012.
Keith Levene performing Metal Box in Dub with Jah Wobble at village underground, London, on May 25, 2012.Michael Johnson / CC BY-SA 2.0
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by Jessica Paxton

November 19, 2022

This week on Teenage Kicks, we pay tribute to Keith Levene, an innovative guitarist who died in November. Levene was a founding member of The Clash, then left that band before they became successful, going on to co-found Public Image Ltd with a post-Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten. Later, Levene moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a session player for Red Hot Chili Peppers and many hip-hop groups.

On this week’s show, we’ll also hear music by Prince, Pretenders, the Jam, Cheap Trick, The Cars and more.

Program playlist, hour 1

Program playlist, hour 2