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Ruts

Active

1970s - 2010s

Formed

1976 in London, England

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Punk Punk/New Wave Ska Revival

Group Members

Dave Ruffy John "Segs" Jennings Malcolm Owen Paul Fox
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Ruts

Biography by Jo-Ann Greene

The Ruts formed in London in 1978, and quickly veered toward a sound as inspired by ska and dub as much as punk and Oi!.
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