Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band consisted of singer <a href="/c/books/credit/38623/Ian-Curtis/">Ian Curtis</a>, guitarist and keyboardist <a href="/c/books/credit/136700/Bernard-Sumner/">Bernard Sumner</a>, bass player <a href="/c/books/credit/114208/Peter-Hook/">Peter Hook</a>, and drummer <a href="/c/books/credit/233330/Stephen-Morris/">Stephen Morris</a>. After Curtis's death, the remaining members continued as <a href="/c/books/credit/173711/New-Order/">New Order</a> and achieved critical and commercial success.
