Clem Burke

ABOUT CLEM BURKE

Drummer for the new wave and punk band Blondie, who also worked with groups including The Romantics and The Fleshtones. Blondie 's song "Call Me" has accumulated more than 600 million streams on Spotify.

He grew up playing the drums and was in cover bands in his hometown before joining Blondie in 1975.

He performed as a stand-in for the punk band The Ramones for two gigs. He was a member of Blondie his entire life until he passed in 2025.

He married his girlfriend, Ellen Burke, in 2002.

He auditioned for Patti Smith , but he did not make her band.