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| Also known as | Ian Stuart |
| Born | (1957-08-11)11 August 1957 Poulton-le-Fylde,Lancashire, England |
| Origin | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 24 September 1993(1993-09-24) (aged 36) Derbyshire, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1975–1993 |
| Labels | Chiswick,Rock-O-Rama |
| Formerly of | Skrewdriver |
Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 – 24 September 1993), more commonly known asIan Stuart, was an Englishneo-Nazi musician. He was best known as the front-man ofSkrewdriver, originally apunk band which, from 1983 onwards, he rebranded as aRock Against Communismwhite power skinhead band. He raised money throughwhite power concerts with hisBlood & Honour network.
Born inPoulton-le-Fylde,Lancashire, Donaldson attendedBaines School in nearbyPoulton, where he met Sean McKay, Phil Walmsley, and John Grinton. They formed thecover band Tumbling Dice, who played songs bythe Rolling Stones and other bands. In 1975, they formedSkrewdriver, a band that gained a reputation for attracting violence at their concerts.[1]
After the original Skrewdriver lineup disbanded in 1979, Donaldson formed a new lineup and began to write songs for awhite power audience.[2] The new version of Skrewdriver openly promoted far-right groups such as theNational Front and raised funds for them (and affiliated organisations) through the National Front's music label, White Noise Records.[2] Skrewdriver became known for its involvement in theWhite Nationalist movement and its associated music genre,Rock Against Communism.[2] In early 1986, Donaldson was convicted of beating a Nigerian man during a larger fight involving two groups and sentenced to 12 months in prison.[3] Donaldson was released early, and claimed in an interview with the neo-Nazi and Oi! magazineWhite Noise that he was arrested after a "mob of about ten blacks attacked 8 of us in a tube station platform", and that they were only arrested because they got the better of the other group.[4] In 1987, Donaldson and Skrewdriver roadie and album-cover artistNicky Crane foundedBlood & Honour, aneo-Nazi network that distributes white power music and organises concerts.[2] Donaldson and Crane cited financial mismanagement by the National Front as reason for creating the network, in addition to claims the National Front had become insufficiently racist, since some National Front members had attempted to appeal to a more mainstream audience to improve declining membership rates.[5]
Donaldson also became leader of two other bands—the Klansmen (arockabilly band) and White Diamond (ahard rock/heavy metal band)—and released several solo albums. Along with Skrewdriver guitarist Stigger (Stephen Calladine), he recorded the albumsPatriotic Ballads volumes 1 and 2, which included covers offolk songs such as "The Green Fields of France". Donaldson's voice also appeared in the song "The Invisible Empire".
On the night of 23 September 1993, Donaldson was involved in a car crash inDerbyshire that resulted in his death the following day, at the age of 36.[6]
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