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Ian Dury (12 May 1942 - 27 Mar 2000)

Male Person - United Kingdom

 Also known as (1)

Releases (16)

Official

Album

  1. New Boots and Panties!! 30 Sep 1977
  2. Lord Upminster Sep 1981
  3. Apples Oct 1989
  4. The Bus Driver’s Prayer & Other Stories 10 Nov 1992

Album - Compilation

  1. Souled Out to Rock 1990
  2. The Best of Ian Dury 1995
  3. Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury 10 Oct 2005
  4. Essex Boy: An Introduction to Ian Dury 2006
  5. The Studio Albums Collection 03 Nov 2014
  6. Greatest 2015
  7. Hit Me! The Best Of 16 Oct 2020

Single

  1. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 26 Aug 1977
  2. What a Waste! 14 Apr 1978
  3. Wake Up and Make Love With Me 1978
  4. Spasticus Autisticus 1981
  5. Profoundly in Love With Pandora Oct 1985

Relationships (12)

Founded

  1. Ian Dury & The Blockheads
  2. Kilburn and The High Roads

Member Of

  1. Kilburn and The High Roads (1970 - 1975) original, lead vocals
  2. Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1977 - 1982) original, eponymous, lead vocals
  3. The Seven Seas Players (1981) original
  4. Ian Dury & the Music Students (1982 - 1984) original, eponymous, lead vocals
  5. Ian Dury & The Blockheads (Jun 1987) original, eponymous, lead vocals
  6. Ian Dury & The Blockheads (Sep 1990 - Jan 1991) original, eponymous, lead vocals
  7. Ian Dury & The Blockheads (Aug 1994 - Mar 2000) original, eponymous, lead vocals
  8. The Kilburns original, eponymous

Children

  1. Baxter Dury

Romantically Involved With

  1. Denise Roudette

Recordings by (89)

  1. Razzle in My Pocket 2:57 (26 Aug 1977)
  2. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 3:10 (26 Aug 1977)
  3. Sweet Gene Vincent 3:33 (30 Sep 1977)
  4. I’m Partial to Your Abracadabra 3:13 (30 Sep 1977)
  5. My Old Man 3:39 (30 Sep 1977)
  6. Billericay Dickie 4:16 (30 Sep 1977)
  7. Clevor Trever 4:55 (30 Sep 1977)
  8. If I Was With a Woman 3:24 (30 Sep 1977)
  9. Blockheads 3:31 (30 Sep 1977)
  10. Plaistow Patricia 4:13 (30 Sep 1977)
  11. Blackmail Man 2:15 (30 Sep 1977)
  12. Wake Up and Make Love With Me 4:22 (30 Sep 1977)
  13. Wake Up! 4:09 (14 Apr 1978) b-side
  14. Close to Home 2:41 (Feb 1981)
  15. Funky Disco (Pops) 3:39 (Sep 1981)
  16. Red (Letter) 4:03 (Sep 1981)
  17. Wait (For Me) 4:01 (Sep 1981)
  18. The (Body Song) 5:22 (Sep 1981)
  19. Lonely (Town) 4:32 (Sep 1981)
  20. Trust (Is a Must) 6:50 (Sep 1981)
  21. Spasticus (Autisticus) 5:12 (Sep 1981)
  22. Girls (Watching) 4:36 (Sep 1981)
  23. Profoundly in Love With Pandora 3:34 (Oct 1985)
  24. Eugenius (You're a Genius) ?:?? (Oct 1985)
  25. Intro by Vinyl Mogul 0:47 (1986)
  26. Ian Dury Talks About Wake Up and Make Love With Me 1:22 (1986)
  27. Ian Dury Talks About Sweet Gene Vincent 1:50 (1986)
  28. Ian Dury Talks About My Old Man 1:28 (1986)
  29. Ian Dury Talks About Billericay Dickie 1:36 (1986)
  30. Ian Dury Talks About Clevor Trever 2:25 (1986)
  31. Ian Dury Talks About If I Was With a Woman 1:41 (1986)
  32. Ian Dury Talks About Blockheads 1:55 (1986)
  33. Ian Dury Talks About Plaistow Patricia 2:38 (1986)
  34. Ian Dury Talks About Blackmail Man 2:25 (1986)
  35. A Few Closing Words... An Ode to the Road 0:28 (1986)
  36. Apples 4:38 (Oct 1989)
  37. Love Is All 4:47 (Oct 1989)
  38. Byline Browne 3:18 (Oct 1989)
  39. Bit of Kit 2:14 (Oct 1989)
  40. Game On 3:18 (Oct 1989)
  41. Looking for Harry 3:44 (Oct 1989)
  42. England’s Glory 4:26 (Oct 1989)
  43. Bus Drivers’ Prayer 1:02 (Oct 1989) Apples version
  44. PC Honey 3:36 (Oct 1989)
  45. The Right People 3:03 (Oct 1989)
  46. All Those Who Say Okay 4:11 (Oct 1989)
  47. Riding the Outskirts of Fantasy 4:21 (Oct 1989)
  48. That’s Enough of That 4:49 (10 Nov 1992)
  49. Bill Haley’s Last Words 2:43 (10 Nov 1992)
  50. Poor Joey 3:50 (10 Nov 1992)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Razzle in My Pocket 2:57 Ian Dury (26 Aug 1977) drums (drum set)
  2. Reconnez Cherie 3:46 Wreckless Eric (1978) drums (drum set)
  3. Semaphore Signals 3:26 Wreckless Eric (1978) drums (drum set)

Vocals

  1. Rough Kids 2:24 Kilburn and The High Roads (1974)
  2. Father 2:00 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  3. Pam’s Moods 3:38 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  4. Broken Skin 2:15 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  5. The Roadette Song 3:25 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  6. Thank You Mum 1:20 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  7. Upminster Kid 5:16 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  8. The Call‐Up 4:05 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  9. Crippled With Nerves 3:44 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  10. The Mumble Rumble and the Cocktail Rock 4:38 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  11. The Badger and the Rabbit 3:56 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  12. Patience (So What?) 3:13 Kilburn and The High Roads (1975)
  13. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 3:10 Ian Dury (26 Aug 1977) lead vocals
  14. Razzle in My Pocket 2:57 Ian Dury (26 Aug 1977) lead vocals
  15. Sweet Gene Vincent 3:33 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  16. Billericay Dickie 4:16 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  17. I’m Partial to Your Abracadabra 3:13 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  18. Plaistow Patricia 4:13 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  19. Clevor Trever 4:55 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  20. Blockheads 3:31 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  21. My Old Man 3:39 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  22. Blackmail Man 2:15 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  23. Wake Up and Make Love With Me 4:22 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  24. If I Was With a Woman 3:24 Ian Dury (30 Sep 1977) lead vocals
  25. You’re More Than Fair 2:59 Ian Dury & The Kilburns (25 Nov 1977) lead vocals
  26. England’s Glory (live) 3:29 Ian Dury & The Kilburns (Dec 1977) lead vocals
  27. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 3:43 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (23 Nov 1978) lead vocals
  28. There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards 3:03 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (23 Nov 1978) lead vocals
  29. Wake Up and Make Love With Me 4:25 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1978) lead vocals
  30. Huffety Puff 2:16 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  31. Rough Kids 3:19 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  32. Upminster Kid 3:33 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  33. Patience (So What?) 2:03 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  34. The Badger & The Rabbit 2:42 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  35. The Call Up 2:26 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  36. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll & Chaos 5:42 Nick Lowe, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Larry Wallis & Wreckless Eric (1978) lead vocals
  37. You're More Than Fair 3:05 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  38. Billy Bentley 3:40 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  39. Pam's Moods 3:00 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  40. The Mumble Rumble And The Cocktail Rock 3:47 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  41. The Roadette Song 3:10 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  42. Crippled With Nerves 3:07 Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury (1978) lead vocals
  43. Sink My Boats 4:12 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (May 1979) lead vocals
  44. Lullaby for Francies 5:07 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (May 1979) lead vocals
  45. Waiting for Your Taxi 2:53 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (May 1979) lead vocals
  46. Quiet 3:34 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (May 1979) lead vocals
  47. Don’t Ask Me 3:19 Ian Dury & The Blockheads (May 1979) lead vocals

Credited as (26)

  1. Ian Dury
  2. Curve & Ian Dury
  3. Madness feat. Ian Dury
  4. Curve feat. Ian Dury
  5. Ian Dury & The Blockheads
  6. The Stranglers with Ian Dury, Wilko Johnson, Davey Payne, John Turnbull & Toyah Willcox
  7. The Stranglers with Ian Dury, Mathieu Mathieu, Wilko Johnson, Davey Payne & John Turnbull
  8. Mel Croucher feat. Jon Pertwee, Donna Bailey & Ian Dury
  9. Mel Croucher feat. Ian Dury
  10. Mel Croucher feat. Ian Dury & Jon Pertwee
  11. Mel Croucher feat. Ian Dury & Ricky Eastman
  12. Mel Croucher feat. Sulene Fleming & Ian Dury
  13. Mel Croucher feat. Ian Dury & Chyna Whyne
  14. Mel Croucher feat. Jon Pertwee, Ian Dury, Joaquim de Almeida & Christopher Lee
  15. Kilburn and The High Roads feat. Ian Dury
  16. Ian Dury & The Kilburns
  17. Ian Dury / Visage
  18. Beastie Boys vs. Ian Dury
  19. Russell Celyn Jones read by Ian Dury
  20. Mel Croucher feat. Christopher Lee, Ian Dury
  21. Ian Dury & The Seven Seas Players
  22. Ian Dury & The Blockheads / Ian Dury & The Kilburns
  23. Kilburn + The High Roads featuring Ian Dury
  24. Ian Dury and The Blockheads
  25. Madness & Ian Dury
  26. Madness featuring Ian Dury

Works (147)

Wrote

  1. Will o’ the Wisp
  2. That’s Enough of That
  3. Bill Haley’s Last Works
  4. Quick Quick Slow
  5. Fly in the Ointment
  6. O’Donegal
  7. Have a Word
  8. Billy Bentley
  9. Rough Kids
  10. Pam’s Moods
  11. Dance Little Rude Boy
  12. It Ain’t Cool
  13. Books and Water
  14. Peter the Painter
  15. Poor Joey
  16. Poo-Poo in the Prawn
  17. Really Glad You Came
  18. (You’re My) Inspiration
  19. Take Me to the Cleaners
  20. Friends
  21. Percy the Poet
  22. Common as Muck
  23. Crippled With Nerves
  24. Broken Skin
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Lyrics

  1. I Want to Be Straight
  2. Mischief
  3. Inbetweenies
  4. Quiet
  5. Lullaby for Francies
  6. Sueperman’s Big Sister
  7. This Is What We Find
  8. What a Waste
  9. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
  10. Sink My Boats
  11. Waiting for Your Taxi
  12. Dance of the Crackpots
  13. Over the Points
  14. (Take Your Elbow Out of the Soup You're Sitting on the Chicken)
  15. Uncoolohol
  16. Hey, Hey, Take Me Away
  17. Manic Depression (Jimi)
  18. Oh Mr. Peanut
  19. Sweet Gene Vincent
  20. I’m Partial to Your Abracadabra
  21. My Old Man
  22. Billericay Dickie
  23. Blockheads
  24. Plaistow Patricia
  25. Blackmail Man
  26. Clevor Trever
All Works Results >>

Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Ian Dury at West Runton Pavilion
  2. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 12, Episode 1 “75th Episode”

Guest Performer At

  1. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 14, Episode 3

Links (21)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.iandury.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n95016905
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13893538m
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95016905
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ian_dury
  5. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=85298
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/122983696

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-9692/ian-dury/lyrics.html

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/60222

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/ian-dury-13d66d21.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/126430

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000090188

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244443/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/61731636

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q354002

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/12475

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5PFSmueeFLrjYXqn3agenn
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/450721

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ian_Dury_1.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3d5c6889-2471-43c4-b853-08fc5fda810a

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/IanDuryandtheBlockheads