The Black Roots Of Punk Rock
When I say “punk rock”, the first thing that comes to mind are white bands from the U.S, and The U.K. with spikey hair, wearing bondage and leather clothing. Names like, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned are always the most quoted groups. But in actuality, the first punk band ever was a Black trio from Detroit, Michigan, called Death. Yeah we sometimes hear about Black punk bands that later came into the fold like; Bad Brains, Fishbone, Suicidal Tendencies and X Ray Spex lead-singer Poly Styrene. But in actuality the first punk band was Death. …