As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.

The Damned have announced that Captain Sensible will not be playing with the band on their upcoming US shows in May with Blondie due to travel restrictions. He will be playing on their shows in the UK ...

GOODBYE TO A PIONEER & TRUE GENTLEMANIt is with great sadness that we announce the death of one of the true… Brian’s ex-Damned bandmate Raymond ‘Captain Sensible’ Burns has reacted to ...

On X, James’ former Damned bandmate Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns) wrote, “We’re shocked to hear that creator of @thedamned, our great chum Brian James has sadly gone. A lovely bloke that ...

The genial Captain Sensible got in touch to tell us about his favourite LPs, from Stereolab to the Bee Gees, Soft Machine to Felt and Jimi Hendrix. Damned live photo by Dod Morrison. Punk hero Captain ...

James formed The Damned in 1976 with bandmates Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Rat Scabies. That year, they released what ...

He soon met another local band, Masters of the Backside, which featured future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde, vocalist Dave Vanian, bassist Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies.

As the best bits collated here show, solo Sensible traded in the same satirical Englishness as The Kinks and Madness ("Croydon", "A Nice Cup Of Tea"). To some, the Captain's 1982 No 1 romp through ...