The Ruts were a
Punk Rock band from London, UK of the late
70s, early 80s. Combining straightforward beefy Punk tracks, such as
Babylon is Burning and
In A Rut with
Dub Reggae classics like
Give Youth A Chance and
Jah War, they were most similar to
The Clash in terms of stance and influence, walking the walk and talking the talk. After meeting at the Deeply Vale Free Festival, The Ruts were formed on 18 August ]1977, the band consisted of Malcolm Owen (vocals), Paul Fox (guitar), John "Segs" Jennings (bass) and Dave Ruffy (drums). As part of the Misty in Roots People Unite…
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