Hoxton Tom McCourt | |
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 McCourt outside the Bricklayers Arms in Shoreditch, 1983 | |
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| Also known as | Hoxton Tom |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Shoreditch, London, England |
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| Years active | 1979–1984 |
| Formerly of | The 4-Skins |
'Hoxton' Tom McCourt (born 1961) 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 was born in Hoxton, and was given the nickname Hoxton Tom by West Ham United supporters, at a time when a number of key people from outside West Ham's natural recruiting ground were given tags after the area they came from.[1] He was and still is a Tottenham Hotspur F.C. supporter, but went to West Ham United matches with friends, many of whom were part of the Inter City Firm (ICF), which he became associated with.[2]
- ^ Pennant, Cass, Congratulations You Have Just Met the ICF, (2003: London, Blake Publishing, ISBN 978-1-904034-85-8)
- ^ Pennant, Cass, Congratulations You Have Just Met the ICF, (2003: London, Blake Publishing, ISBN 978-1-904034-85-8), c. 4, p. 90
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