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The Clem Burke Crisis That Destroyed Blondie

LEGENDS BEHIND THE KIT

Clem Burke was the heartbeat of Blondie—and almost nobody noticed. While the world chased Debbie Harry’s spotlight, Burke was the engine underneath “Heart of Glass,” “Dreaming,” “Rapture,” and “Hanging on the Telephone,” pushing the songs forward from the drum riser like they were trying to outrun t