Ian Dury
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.
Biography
Early life
Dury was born in northwest London at his parents' home at 43 Weald Rise, Harrow Weald, Harrow (though he often pretended that he had been born in Upminster, Havering, and all but one of his obituaries in the UK national press stated this as fact). His father, William George Dury (born 23 September 1905, Southborough, Kent; died 25 February 1968), was a bus driver and former boxer, while his mother Margaret (known as "Peggy", born Margaret Cuthbertson Walker, 17 April 1910, Rochdale, Lancashire; d. 1995) was a health visitor, the daughter of a Cornish doctor and the granddaughter of an Irish landowner.
William Dury trained with Rolls-Royce to be a chauffeur, and was then absent for long periods, so Peggy Dury took Ian to stay with her parents in Cornwall. After the Second World War, the family moved to Switzerland, where his father chauffeured for a millionaire and the Western European Union. In 1946 Peggy brought Ian back to England and they stayed with her sister, Mary, a physician in Cranham, a small village in Essex. Although he saw his father on visits, they never lived together again.
Podcasts:
Ian Dury
ALBUMS
- Lord Upminster released: 2013
- Essex Boy: An Introduction to Ian Dury released: 2006
- Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury released: 2005
- The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories released: 2004
- Apples released: 1989
- New Boots and Panties!! released: 1977
- The Best of Ian Dury released:
Essex Boy: An Introduction to Ian Dury
Released 2006- Billericay Dickie
- What a Waste
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- Quiet
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- Sink My Boats
- Wake Up and Make Love With Me (live)
- Clever Trever (live)
- Spasticus Autisticus (live)
- Pardon
- Delusions of Grandeur
- Poo-Poo in the Prawn
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards (live)
- Plaistow Patricia (live)
- Blockheads (live)
- Itinerant Child
Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury
Released 2005- Wake Up and Make Love With Me
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- My Old Man
- Razzle in My Pocket
- What a Waste
- Rough Kids
- The Roadette Song
- Pam's Moods
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Inbetweenies
- Don't Ask Me
- I Want to Be Straight
- Superman's Big Sister
- Yes & No (Paula)
- That's Not All
- Fucking Ada
- The Bus Driver's Prayer
Born: 1942-05-12
Died: 2000-03-27
Ian Dury & The Blockheads
ALBUMS
- Sex and Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll: Greatest Hits released: 2012
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Essential Collection released: 2010
- The Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll released: 2007
- Mr Love Pants released: 2005
- Do It Yourself released: 2004
- Ten More Turnips From the Tip released: 2002
- Straight from the Desk released: 2001
- The Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads released: 1996
- Juke Box Dury released: 1995
- Laughter released: 1995
- The Best of Ian Dury released: 1995
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads released: 1992
- Live! Warts 'n' Audience... Plus! released: 1991
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll released: 1987
- Reasons to Be Cheerful released:
- Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll: Best released:
- Warts 'n' Audience released:
- Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Very Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads released:
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Essential Collection
Released 2010- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- What a Waste
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Billericay Dickie
- If I Was With a Woman
- Blackmail Man
- Wake Up and Make Love With Me
- My Old Man
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- Blockheads
- Clevor Trevor
- I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Inbetweens
- Superman's Big Sister
- I Want to Be Straight
- Spasticus Autisticus (live)
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (12" version)
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3 (12" version)
The Best of Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Released 2007- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Wake Up & Make Love With Me
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- I Want to Be Straight
- Billericay Dickie
- I'm Partial to Your Abracadaba
- Blockheads
- Clevor Trever
- Inbetweenies
- What a Waste!
- Profoundly in Love With Pandora
- Yes and No (Paula)
- Superman's Big Sister
- My Old Man (live)
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Spasticus Autisticus (live)
- Bill Haley's Last Works
- Mash It Up Harry
Do It Yourself
Released 2004- Inbetweenies
- Quiet
- Don’t Ask Me
- Sink My Boats
- Waiting for Your Taxi
- This Is What We Find
- Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy
- Mischief
- Dance of the Screamers
- Lullaby for Francies
- What a Waste
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- Common as Muck
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3 (12″ version)
Straight from the Desk
Released 2001- Wake Up and Make Love With Me
- I’m Partial to Your Abracadabra
- Upminster Kid
- Clever Trever
- This Is What We Find
- You’re More Than Fair
- Blackmail Man
- Billericay Dickie
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Plaistow Patricia
- I Made Mary Cry
- What a Waste
- My Old Man
- Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
The Best of Ian Dury
Released 1995- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Wake Up And Make Love With Me
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3)
- I Want to Be Straight
- Superman's Big Sister
- What a Waste
- I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra
- Billericay Dickie
- Clevor Trever
- Blockheads
- Plaistow Patricia
- Inbetweenies
- Sink My Boats
- Waiting for Your Taxi
- This Is What We Find
- Mischief
- Dance of the Crackpots
- Hey, Hey, Take Me Away
- Profoundly in Love With Pandora
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads
Released 1992- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Razzle in My Pocket (A True Story)
- Wake Up and Make Love With Me
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- Billericay Dickie
- Clevor Trever
- Blockheads
- You're More Than Fair
- What a Waste!
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Inbetweenies
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- Common as Muck
- I Want to Be Straight
- That's Not All
- Superman's Big Sister
- You'll See Glimpses
Live! Warts 'n' Audience... Plus!
Released 1991- Intro
- Wake Up and Make Love With Me
- Clevor Trever
- Inbetweenies
- If I Was With a Woman
- Billericay Dickie
- Quiet
- My Old Man
- Spasticus Autistitus
- Plaistow Patricia
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- What a Waste
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Blockheads
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Released 1987- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- I Want to Be Straight
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- What a Waste!
- Common as Muck
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
- Superman's Big Sister
- Razzle in My Pocket
- You're More Than Fair
- Inbetweenies
- You'll See Glimpses
- This Is What We Find
- Quiet
- Dance of the Crackpots
- Fucking Ada
Reasons to Be Cheerful
- Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll
- Wake Up and Make Love with Me
- Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
- Reasons to Be Cheerful
- I Want to Be Straight
- Sueperman's Big Sister
- What a Waste
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- Profoundly in Love with Pandora
- Rough Kids
- You're More Than Fair
- Billy Bentley
- Pam's Moods
- Upminister Kid
- The Roadette Song
- Pam's Moods 2
- The Call Up
- Crippled with Nerves
- Mumble Rumble
- Billericay Dickie
- I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra
- Blockheads
Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll: Best
- Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll
- Wake Up and Make Love With Me
- What a Waste
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- Blockheads
- If I Was With a Woman
- I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra
- Razzle in My Pocket
- Clever Trevor
- Billericay Dickie
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3
- I Want to Be Straight
- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Dance of the Screamers
- Waiting for Your Taxi
- Sueperman's Big Sister
- Manic Depression
- Delusions of Grandeur
Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Very Best of Ian Dury and The Blockheads
- Reasons to Be Cheerful
- Wake Up and Make Love With Me
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
- Clevor Trevor
- What a Waste
- Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll
- This Is What We Find
- Itinerant Child
- Sweet Gene Vincent
- I Want to Be Straight
- Blockheads
- Mash It Up Harry
- There Aint Half Been Some Clever Bastards
- Billericay Dickey
- In-betweenies
- Spasticus Autisticus
- My Old Man
- Lullaby for Frances
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ONE LOVE
by: Ian DuryOne looks for happiness
One longs to find a partner
One knows that nowadays
One love will be the answer
One sees a crazy world
One needs a fresh perspective
One comes to realise
One love's a true objective
One seeks a perfect love
One learns to tell the difference
One finds in consequence
One love is all that makes sense
One hopes there'll be a way
One peers into the distance
One thinks that come what may
One love will be the best chance
One love (one love) and only one (only one)
One love (one love) to last forever
One love (one love), only one love (one love)
One love, it's now or never
One tries to draw a line
One draws a swift conclusion
One tells oneself in life
One love is the solution
One falls in love at last
One celebrates the meeting
One always will because
One love cannot be beaten
One love (one love) and only one (only one)
One love (one love) with no misgivings
One love (one love) only one love (one love)
One love, while we're still living
One tries to draw a line
One draws a swift conclusion
One tells oneself in life
One love is the solution
One falls in love at last
One celebrates the meeting
One always will because
One love cannot be beaten
One love (one love) and only one (only one)
One love (one love) to last forever
One love (one love) only one love (one love)
One love, it's now or never
One love (one love) and only one (only one)
One love (one love) with no misgivings
One love (one love) only one love (one love)
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