As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.

Brian James, the guitarist who was a founding member of iconic UK punk band The Damned, has died at the age of 70. His passing was confirmed in a statement posted on his Facebook page today, March 6.

Brian James, founding guitarist and songwriter of seminal British punk group The Damned who later played in The Lords of the New Church, died March 6 at 70.

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, though no ...

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 member of English punk-rock band The Damned, died Thursday (March 6). The guitarist was 70. The news ...

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 ...

He then went on to The Dripping Lips and the Brian James Gang and created more solo albums. In 2022, more than forty years after the release of New Rose, The Damned reunited for a series of ...

Brian James, founding member of English punk-rock band The Damned, died Thursday (March 6). The guitarist was 70. The news was shared with fans via a post on James’ Facebook page on the day of ...

The Damned's legendary guitarist Brian James has died at the age of 70. A cause of death has not been confirmed at this time. "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of one of the true ...

The Damned’s legendary guitarist Brian James has died at the age of 70. A cause of death has not been confirmed at this time. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of one of the ...

Brian James, founding guitarist of legendary British punk band The Damned, has died at the age of 70. James’ death was announced via his official Facebook account on Thursday night (March 6).