associated_acts years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
the cowboys international , gen x , hanoi rocks , the clash cherry bombz , black sabbath , billy idol , london , ss johnny thunders and the heartbreakers , 1976 -- present stepney , london , england terry chimes non_vocal_instrumentalist 05 july 1956 drums , percussion punk rock and roll rock , heavy metal , glam punk , terry chimes
 terrence chimes musician , drummer , chiropractor
terry chimes

terrence `` terry '' chimes -lrb- born 5 july 1956 , stepney , london , england -rrb- is an english musician , best known as the original drummer of punk rock group the clash .
he originally played with them from july 1976 to november 1976 , january 1977 to april 1977 , and again from may 1982 to february 1983 .
he later drummed for hanoi rocks in 1985 , before the band broke up that same year .
he briefly toured with black sabbath from july 1987 through december 1987 , and in a one-off gig in may 1988 .
since 1994 , he has practiced as a chiropractor in essex at his clinic , chimes chiropractic .
he also runs chiropractic seminars .
