Ian Dury was born at 43 Weald Rise in Harrow, at that time in Middlesex. [1] His early years were spent in Harrow Weald (although it's often misreported that he was born in Upminster, Essex, an impression he often encouraged) and in Mevagissey, Cornwall, during the Blitz. [8] His father, William George Dury (born 23 September 1905 in Southborough, Kent, died 25 February 1968 …

Ian Dury was a roughneck, a gentleman, a hater of condescension, a lyricist of genius, a limited but characterful singer, and the final epitome of diamond geezer. Of all the reasons to be cheerful ...

Aug 22, 2016 · The rock star Ian Dury, who died 10 years ago this March, was like a "Polaris missile", says his 37-year-old son Baxter. "He would seek out someone's weakness in seconds, and then lock onto it ...

Ian Robins Dury was born on Tuesday 12th May 1942 at his home, 43 Weald Rise, Harrow,. Middlesex, although he would later say he was born in Upminster. His mother was Margaret. Cuthbertson Dury (nee Walker), known as Peggy and his father was William George Dury.. His mother worked as a health visitor and his father drove buses for London Transport.

Ian Dury. Actor: Judge Dredd. Ian Dury had to face polio at the age of 7, and consequently a string of institutions over the next few years. He joined The Walthamstow College of Art at 17, and from 1966-73 he worked as an art teacher in different schools. It was in the middle of this period he started his musical career with a band called Kilburn & The High Roads....

Ian Dury was a rock and roll vagabond with the wit, humour and intelligence of Noël Coward and Oscar Wilde. His verbal dexterity as an entertainer and a lyric writer gave the world some of its most famous phrases – “sex and drugs and rock and roll” and “reasons to be cheerful.” He was a true Renaissance man – a talented painter ...

Mar 26, 2025 · Growling lyrics to songs like Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick with a razor blade dangling from his ear, Ian Dury was like no other lead singer when his band The Blockheads burst on to the 1970s...

Mar 28, 2000 · The British rock singer Ian Dury (57) died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. The death of one of rock's most irreverent lyricists, who wove Cockney rhyming slang into rebellious songs ...

Mar 27, 2000 · Ian Dury, one of England’s most beloved musical figures, died of cancer on Monday, March 27, at the age of fifty-seven. Best known for such irreverent songs as “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick ...

New Boots and Panties!! is the debut studio album by Ian Dury, released in the UK on Stiff Records on 30 September 1977. The record covers a diverse range of musical styles which reflect Dury's influences and background in pub rock, taking in funk, disco, British music hall and early rock and roll, courtesy of Dury's musical hero Gene Vincent. ...