Ian Stuart Donaldson

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Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 - 24 September 1993), aka Ian Stuart (he apparently felt that "Donaldson" didn't exactly fit his persona[1]) was a British neo-Nazi skinhead or bonehead musician most known as the frontman for the white power rock band Skrewdriver and as one of the founders of Rock Against Communism.[2] While his singing and Skrewdriver's music themselves sound like someone who was mixing concrete threw a radio into the mix, they are, nonetheless, very influential in the white racist, and specifically neo-Nazi skinhead, movements.[3]

Skrewdriver began life in 1976 as a regular punk band with no political agenda, although it did draw on contemporary skinhead fashion. The band's guitarist, Phil Walmsley, would later recall that Donaldson had an agressive streak during this period, but was not politically active. This incarnation of Skrewdriver lasted until 1980; two years later, Donaldson revived it as an overtly racist band.[1] The first album released by Skrewdriver mark II was 1982's Hail the New Dawn;[4][5] Later releases from the band featured cover art showing a distinct fondness for muscly blokes in their undies.[6][7]

Donaldson's life later came crashing down upon him (literally) and he died as a result of injuries from an automobile crash in 1993.

[edit] Blood & Honour

Outside of Skrewdriver, Donaldson's dubious legacy lies in founding Blood & Honour in 1987. Originally an umbrella group for various white power bands, this organisation began to mutate into something more militant following Donaldson's death. The American branch, set up with the help of Tom Metzger, seems particularly violent.[8]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Punk77: Phil Walmsley Sets the Record Straight - Skrewdriver 1976-78
  2. Ian Stuart: Zero of the White Race
  3. Hate on Display:Skrewdriver
  4. Discogs: Skrewdriver
  5. One of the tracks from Hail the New Dawn is a cover of Tomorrow Belongs to Me, a faux-Nazi song from the musical Cabaret, which has become something of a Neo-Nazi anthem. The song's authors, John Kander and Fred Ebb, are both Jews.
  6. Wikipedia: Blood & Honour cover
  7. Wikipedia: The Strong Survive cover
  8. Southern Poverty Law Center: Blood & Honour
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