Bernard Rhodes

Bernard Rhodes is a record producer, fashion designer, songwriter and impresario who was integral to the development of the punk rock scene in the United Kingdom from the middle 1970s.[1] He is most associated with two of the UK's best known and influential punk bands, the Sex Pistols and The Clash. Rhodes was responsible for discovering John Lydon and arranging his audition in the King's Road which led to him joining the Sex Pistols. He introduced Joe Strummer,[2] to Mick Jones and Paul Simonon who with Keith Levene then formed The Clash.

Bernard Rhodes
Born5 January 1944
England
Occupation(s)Designer, band manager, record producer, songwriter
Years active1960–present
Associated actsThe Clash
Subway Sect
The Specials
Dexys Midnight Runners
JoBoxers
Websitebernardrhodes.com

Rhodes was an important force behind The Clash not only managing their business but also guiding their marketing and creative direction.[2] Disagreement with the group about direction led to his sacking by the Clash in 1979. Rhodes meantime continued with other successful signings to his label Oddball Productions and major record companies.[3] In 1981 singer Joe Strummer demanded his return to the Clash or he would quit the group.

Rhodes nurtured and managed other bands including Subway Sect, The Specials, Dexys Midnight Runners, Jo Boxers, The Lous, The Black Arabs, Twenty Flight Rockers, and Watts from Detroit. During this period Rhodes built and operated from his Camden studio Rehearsal Rehearsals, in what became Camden Market. The area around the studio became a well known hangout for punks and contributed to the growth of Camden as a hip area.

Watts

In 1990, Rhodes relocated from Los Angeles to Atlanta, Georgia where Doug Watts, lead singer of the black metal band Naked Truth asked him for help. Rhodes brought in a new bass player and rehearsed the band over several months. He independently produced the album 'Green with Rage', and secured a deal for the band with Sony Records.[39]

Recent

In 2014 Rhodes designed a range of biker T-shirts for Lewis Leathers Britain's oldest Motorcycle Clothing Company.

In May 2016, the British Library invited him to give a talk entitled Me, Punk and the World as part of its Punk 1976-78 exhibit.[1]

References
  1. "Me, Punk and the World: Bernard Rhodes in Conversation". British Library. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. Knowles(2003). p. 121.
  3. Gilbert 2005, p. 78.
  4. Gilbert 2005, p. 81.
  5. Gilbert 2005, p. 82.
  6. Letts 2007, p. 50.
  7. Savage 1991, p. 83.
  8. Rimmer, Dave. New Romantics: The Look. Omnibus Press, 2003. ASIN: B00GS97DIY
  9. Gorman, Paul (2006). The Look. London: Adelita. p. 137. ISBN 0-9552017-0-5.
  10. Savage 1991, p. 102.
  11. Strongman 2008, pp. 84–85.
  12. Matlock, Glen (1990). I was a teenage Sex Pistol. London: Omnibus Press. p. 32. ISBN 0-7119-1817-1.
  13. Lydon 1993, p. 75.
  14. Lydon 1993, pp. 117–118.
  15. Gilbert 2005, p. 60.
  16. Clash 2008, p. 88.
  17. Gilbert 2005, p. 117.
  18. Adams 2009.
  19. White 2007, p. 205.
  20. Vermorel 1987, p. 236.
  21. Vermorel, Fred and Judy (1987) [1978]. Sex Pistols the Inside Story. London: Omnibus. pp. 236. ISBN 9780711-910904.
  22. G Spot 1993, p. 39.
  23. Gilbert 2005, p. 286.
  24. Punknews.org 1993.
  25. www.songfacts.com/facts/the-clash/the-cool-out.
  26. The Clash 2008, p. 290.
  27. Gruen 2001, p. 241.
  28. Gruen 2001, p. 240.
  29. Gruen 2001, p. 242.
  30. Salewicz, pp. 373-375.
  31. Jucha (2016), p. 334
  32. Jucha (2016), p. 328
  33. CBS26601.
  34. Gehr, Richard; Greene, Andy; Harris, Keith; Johnston, Maura; Newman, Jason; Weingarten, Christopher R. "22 Terrible Songs by Great Artists". Rolling Stone, 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2017
  35. Spencer, Neil; Brown, James. "Why the Clash are still Rock Titans". The Guardian, 29 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019
  36. Popoff (2018), p. 226
  37. Samuels, Lennox. "The Clash's New Album Proves Musically Apt, Politically Irrelevant". The Dallas Morning News, 24 November 1985
  38. Wyman, Bill. "139 the Clash Songs, Ranked from Worst to Best". Vulture, 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2019
  39. RiffRaff March 1992.

Sources
Books
  • Clash, The (2008). The Clash. London: Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84354-788-4.
  • Coon, Caroline (1977). 1988: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion. London: Hawthorn. ISBN 0-8015-6129-9. OCLC 79262599. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  • Gilbert, Pat (2005) [2004]. Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of The Clash (4th ed.). London: Aurum Press. ISBN 1-84513-113-4. OCLC 61177239.
  • Gruen, Bob (2001). The Clash Photographs by Bob Gruen. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-903399-34-3.
  • Gray, Marcus (2005) [1995]. The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town (5th revised ed.). London: Helter Skelter. ISBN 1-905139-10-1. OCLC 60668626.
  • Jucha, Gary. The Clash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Clash City Rockers. Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4803-6450-9
  • Knowles, Chris. Clash City Showdown. London: PageFree, 2003. ISBN 978-1-5896-1138-2
  • Letts, Don (2007). Culture Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers. London: SAF Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-946719-89-1.
  • Lydon, John (1993). Rotten:No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-63528-2.
  • Popoff, Martin. The Clash: All the Albums, All the Songs. London: Voyageur Press, 2018. ISBN 978-0-7603-5934-1
  • Savage, Jon (1991). England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0571227204.
  • Strongman, Phil (2008) [2007]. Pretty Vacant: A History of UK Punk (US ed.). Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-55652-752-4. OCLC 173299117.
  • Topping, Keith (2004) [2003]. The Complete Clash (2nd ed.). Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-70-6. OCLC 63129186.
  • Vermorel, Fred & Judy (1987) [1978]. Sex Pistols The Inside Story (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780711-910904.
  • Westwood & Kelly, Vivienne & Ian (2014). Vivienne Westwood. London: Picador. ISBN 9781-44-7254126.
  • White, Vince (2007). Out of Control: The Last Days of "The Clash". London: Moving Target Books. ISBN 978-0-9555-0380-1.
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