What is Johnny Strike?
[[File:Johnny Strike portrait.jpg|thumb|Johnny Strike portrait]] '''Gary John Bassett''' (June 6, 1948 – September 10, 2018), known as '''Johnny Strike''', was an American singer-songwriter and crime novelist. He was born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. He was mostly known as songwriter for the proto-punk band [[Crime (band)|Crime]] based in San Francisco. In 2004, he wrote ''[[Ports of Hell]]'' alongside [[William S. Burroughs]]. Strike died on September 10, 2018 in San Francisco from [[liver cancer]] at the age of 70.<ref>[https://www.kqed.org/arts/13840626/johnny-strike-frontman-of-sf-punk-pioneers-crime-dead-at-70 Johnny Strike, Frontman of SF Punk Band Crime, Dead at 70]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.rudosandrubes.com/ Rudos and Rubes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912141123/http://www.rudosandrubes.com/ |date=2018-09-12 }} * [http://www.collapseboard.com/an-oral-history-of-crime An oral history of Crime] * [http://neatneatnoise.blogspot.com/search/label/CRIME Crime Radio] * [http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2007/09/people-s-republic-of-northern-california/san-francisco-is-still-doomed-still-.html Amoeblog] * [http://www.crimesf.com/murder-by-guitar Murder by Guitar] {{DEFAULTSORT:Strike, Johnny}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in San Francisco]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American guitarists]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Writers from San Francisco]] [[Category:Musicians from San Francisco]] [[Category:Singers from San Francisco]] {{US-bio-stub}}