Terry Chimes

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Chimes on stage drumming with The Clash at the 100 Club Punk Festival.

Terry Chimes (also known as Tory Crimes) (born January 25, 1955 in London) was the original drummer of punk rock group The Clash. He originally played with them from July 1976 to November 1976, January 1977 to April 1977, and again from May 1982 to December 1982. He briefly toured with Black Sabbath from November 1987 to December 1987, and again in May 1988.

Since 1994, he has practised as a chiropractor in Essex.

1 The Clash
2 Other Bands
3 Today
4 External links and references

[edit] The Clash

Terry Chimes was a member of the legendary proto-punk band London SS, which also featured Mick Jones and Paul Simonon who, with Chimes, would team up with Joe Strummer and Keith Levene to form The Clash.

Keith Levene left the band early on and Chimes left the band but was brought back to record the band's self-titled debut album, The Clash. He was replaced by Topper Headon.

In 1982 Topper was fired from the band for his drug problems and Chimes was asked to rejoin for a U.S. tour supporting The Who and the following UK tour. He also was in the music video for "Rock the Casbah".

[edit] Other Bands

After leaving The Clash, Terry drummed in bands including Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers briefly in 1977 and 1984, Generation X from 1979 to 1980, Hanoi Rocks in 1985, The Cherry Bombz in 1986 (with ex Hanoi Rocks members Andy McCoy and Nasty Suicide and ex Sham 69/Wanderers/The Lords of the New Church Dave Tregunna) and Black Sabbath on their Eternal Idol Tour in 1987/88.

[edit] Today

Since 1994, he has been practicing as a chiropractor. In 2003, he was inducted into in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Clash, and served as the band's spokesperson at the induction ceremony. However, he was not included as an inducted member when Black Sabbath was enshrined in 2006.