Hoxton Tom McCourt Musical artist

'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 moved to Hoxton, and was given the nickname Hoxton Tom by West Ham United supporters, at a time when a number of key people involved in football hooliganism from outside West Ham's natural recruiting ground were given tags after the area they came from. 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.

Personal facts

Hoxton Tom McCourt
Alias (AKA)Hoxton Tom
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1961
Birth place
Shoreditch

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Musical artist

Career started1979
Career ended1984
associated musical artist
The 4-Skins
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Punk rock
Oi!
instrument
Bass guitar
Electric guitar

Hoxton Tom McCourt on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://the4skins.tripod.com
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20080730005142/http:/www.garry-bushell.co.uk/oi/index.asp
  3. http://www.filmnoirbuff.com/article/suedeheads
  4. http://www.myspace.com/theoriginal4skins