Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 – 27 March 2000) was an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, bandleader, artist, and actor who first rose to fame during the late 1970s, during
the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead
singer of Ian Dury and the Blockheads and before that of Kilburn and the High Roads.
Under the management of Andrew King and Peter Jenner, the original managers of Pink Floyd, Ian Dury and the Blockheads quickly gained a reputation as one of the
top live acts of new wave music.
Dury's lyrics are a
combination of lyrical poetry, word play, observation of British everyday life, character sketches, and sexual
humour: "This is what we find ... Home improvement expert Harold Hill
of Harold Hill, Of do-it-yourself dexterity and double-glazing skill, Came home
to find another gentleman's kippers in the grill, So he sanded off his winkle
with his Black & Decker drill." The song "Billericay Dickie" rhymes "I had a love affair with Nina, In the back of my Cortina" with "A seasoned-up hyena Could not have been more
obscener".
The Blockheads' sound drew
from its members' diverse musical influences, which included jazz,
rock and roll, funk,
and reggae,
and Dury's love of music hall. (Source Wiki)
Oh he is also the artist that dared to speak for everyone whilst
singing: «sex & drugs & rock n
roll all my brain and body needs»….very good indeed!!
Ladies & Gentlemen
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| Mr. Ian Dury |
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| Wake up and make love to me |
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