David Vanian
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David Vanian is an English rock musician, and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned. Formed in 1976 in London, the Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, release an album,
Vanian performing live with the Damned in 2011
Captain Sensible
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Raymond Ian Burns, known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded the punk rock band the Damned in 1976, originally playing bass before switchi
David Vanian
…In 1978, he was guest in the song "Don't Panic England", from the band Doctors of Madness. In 2004, he and fellow Damned member Captain Sensible turned on the Christmas lights in Cambridge. Vanian sang with MC5 for their 40th anniversary singing "Looking at You", which was released as part of…
Captain Sensible in Brighton, January 2026. Photographed by Levi Woodbridge
Captain Sensible performing live in Abergavenny, 1994