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Never mind a burning candle, there are camp fires still blazing in memory of Joe Strummer, almost a decade after he died. The legacy of The Clash figurehead is most obvious at a single-storey building by the Westway, the thundering, concrete thoroughfare in west London that he sang about in "London's Burning".

Today is the ninth anniversary of Joe Strummer's death, and tributes have been coming in to honor his memory:

Billy Bragg wrote, "Today we remember our brother Joe Strummer, who died on this day in 2002. The music he made still resonates. As London burned this summer, his words came to mind 'White youth, black youth, better find another solution. Why not phone up Robin Hood and ask him for some wealth distribution?'"

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans wrote, "9 years since the untimely death of Joe Strummer… a true maverick & brilliant frontman."

Wishing a happy birthday to The Clash's Paul Simonon, who is 56 years old today!

Strummerville, founded by Lucinda Mellor after Joe Strummer's death in December 2002, will stage the Strummer of Love festival in Somerset next year to coincide with what would have been his 60th birthday on 21 August. The festival will include live music, ethical food and a Strummer Museum, including the singer's guitars, stage clothes and notes to fellow Clash member Mick Jones, as well as the Strummerville Campfire.