Ian Dury and the Blockheads were one of the most popular groups of the
New Wave era in the U.K. in the
70s and early
80s. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences; these included
funk,
jazz,
rock and roll,
soul, and
reggae, not to mention leader
Ian Dury's love of
music hall. Dury's lyrics were a unique combination of lyrical poetry, word play, acute observation of British everyday life, and scatalogical humour. As
the Blockheads, the band continued to play after Dury's untimely death in 2000. The band started when frontman Dury (born in Upmin…
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