Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 - 24 September 1993), also known as Ian Stuart, was an English Neo-Nazi singer, musician and songwriter, most known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band that later became a white power rock band. He was born in Lancashire, England, and raised in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Ian Stuart Donaldson attended Baines School in Poulton, where he met Sean McKay, Phil Walmsley, and John Grinton. After, they for...
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Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 - 24 September 1993), also known as Ian Stuart, was an English Neo-Nazi singer, musician and songwriter, most known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band that later became a white power rock band. He was born in Lancashire, England, and raised in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Ian Stuart Donaldson attended Baines School in Poulton, where he met Sean McKay, Phil Walmsley, and John Grinton. After, they formed the cover band Tumbling Dice, who played songs by The Rolling Stones. They formed Skrewdriver in 1975.
At first Skrewdriver had a punk image, but eventually they adopted a skinhead look. The original version of the band gained a reputation for attracting violence at their concerts, but they did not openly promote any far right political views.
After the original Skrewdriver lineup parted ways in 1979, Donaldson formed a new lineup and began to write songs for a white power skinhead audience. The new version of Skrewdriver openly promoted...
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