'Hoxton' Tom McCourt is the former bassist and bandleader of punk rock/Oi! band, The 4-Skins. He was one of the most influential members of the skinhead revival of 1977 to 1978, the mod revival of 1978 to 1979 and the Oi! movement from 1979 to 1984.
McCourt outside the Bricklayers Arms in Shoreditch, 1983
Hoxton Tom McCourt (of the 4-Skins), Carlton Leach (of the Inter City Firm), Gary Dickle and Vince Riordan (of Cockney Rejects) at the Moonlight Club, west Hampstead, 1980.
Hoxton Tom McCourt in summer 1977, during the skinhead revival.
The 4-Skins are a punk rock band from the East End of London, England. Originally composed of Gary Hodges (vocals), 'Hoxton' Tom McCourt (guitar), Steve 'H' Hamer (bass) and John Jacobs (drums), the group was formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1984 – although new line-ups formed in 2007 and 2008. Many of their songs dealt with violent topics, but the band has claimed they were discussing the realities of inner city life, not promoting violence. Other 4-Skins song topics include police harassment, political corruption, war and unemployment.
The classic 4-Skins line-up: McCourt, Pear, Jacobs and Hodges, outside Tower Hill tube station, 1980
The 4-Skins' Hodges, Pear, Jacobs and McCourt at Aldgate East, East London, 1980
Hoxton Tom McCourt and Roi Pearce of The Last Resort, and later The 4-Skins, outside the Bricklayers Arms, Shoreditch 1983
