Brian James, the founding guitarist for the visionary and influential U.K. punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. James’ death on March 6 was confirmed on his official Facebook page ...

Brian James, founding guitarist and songwriter of seminal British punk group The Damned who later played with Stiv Bators in The Lords of the New Church, died Thursday. He was 70. His family ...

James returned to his Damned material in 2013, touring the UK with former bandmate Rat Scabies and re-recording Damned songs for his album, Damned If I Do. In 2022, James reunited with Scabies ...

Sadly, Brian James, founding member of The Damned has passed away. He was 70. He died at his home with his family present. James' family issued a statement: "GOODBYE TO A PIONEER & TRUE GENTLEMAN It ...

Brian James, the pioneering punk guitarist who co-founded the Damned, died Thursday, March 6, at the age of 70. James’ death was confirmed with a statement on his Facebook page. While no cause ...

Brian James, founding guitarist in The Damned, died on Thursday, just a few weeks after his 70th birthday. The news was posted on his Facebook page: It is with great sadness that we announce the ...

“What Brian had, I had to go for. It was radical.” James returned to his Damned material in 2013, touring the UK with former bandmate Rat Scabies and re-recording Damned songs for his ...

Brian James, founding member of The Damned, has died aged 70. The guitarist, who was part of the group's original line-up, wrote the first UK punk single New Rose and helped the band create their ...

In June 1988, Brian James briefly reunited with The Damned for two gigs at The London Town and Country Club UK (now renamed O2 Forum Kentish Town). In 2013, he revisited his Damned material ...

Brian James, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70 on Mar. 6, his family confirmed. He was the lead songwriter for the band in their early years and wrote their 1977 track ...