Hoy habr铆a cumplido 72 a帽os
•wc.elmercuriodigital ▫ Este lunes 12 de mayo se cumplen 72 a帽os del nacimiento de uno de los m煤sicos m谩s especiales, valientes, inteligentes y divertidos que ha dado la historia del Rock and Roll, Ian Dury.Ian Dury (12 de mayo de 1942 – 27 de marzo del 2000)


Ian Dury y The Blockheads 1977-2000
Ian Dury form贸 los Blockheads en 1977, con Chaz Jankel (que impregnar铆a la m煤sica de Dury de funky y sonidos jazz铆sticos), Norman Watt-Roy, Charles Charlie, John Turnbull y Mick Gallagher, para el disco New Boots and Pantys, uno de los albumes fundamentales en la historia de la m煤sica, en el que destacaban “Sweet Gene Vincent” "My Old Man" o “Wake up and make love to me”, escritas por Dury y Jankel .
En 1979 Dury edit贸 “Do it yourself”, una aut茅ntica joya de la m煤sica funky (“Inbetweenies”, “Don’t ask me” , “Waiting for your taxi” "Dance of the Screamers" o "Lullaby for Franc(i/e)s"), nuevamente con The Blockheads: Chaz Jankel, el bajista Norman Watt-Roy, el bater铆a Charlie Charles, el teclista Mick Gallagher y el guitarra John Turnbull , m谩s la posterior inclusi贸n del saxofonista Davey Payne.

Tras un tiempo dedicado a las artes esc茅nicas, en 1984 Dury edit贸 “4000 Weeks Holiday” , acompa帽ado por los Music Students,.
En 1992 edit贸 “The bus driver’s prayer & other stories” y en 1998 volvi贸 a grabar con los Blockheads su 煤ltimo disco, “Mr. Love Pants”.
El 27 de marzo de 2000, Ian Dury falleci贸 a la edad de 57 a帽os.
Ian Dury, who has died of cancer aged 57, was one of few true originals of the English music scene, the only man to successfully combine the energy and excitement of rock 'n' roll and funk with the bawdy humour, wit and home-spun philosophy of music-hall and of his native Essex. The fact that he had been crippled since childhood, and was severely ill during his final years as a performer, merely added to his stature. He was truly brave - both physically and in the way he approached his music.
De esta forma, a trav茅s de la informaci贸n de Robin Denselow en The Guardian, conocimos la noticia.
SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL. LA PEL脥CULA
Bajo el t铆tulo de una de las canciones m谩s conocidas de Ian Dury and the Blockheads, "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll", la pel铆cula estrenada en 2010 se centra en la vida de Dury, narrando su lucha contra la polio en su juventud y su mete贸rica carrera hacia la vanguardia art铆stica de la 茅poca. La relaci贸n con su hijo y sus altibajos personales se sirven de los 茅xitos musicales del artista a modo de tel贸n de fondo.

Discograf铆a
Sencillos
Rough Kids / Billy Bentley – 1974
Crippled With Nerves / Huffety Puff – 1975
Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll / Razzle In My Pocket – 1977
Sweet Gene Vincent / You're More Than Fair – 1977
Sex and Drugs and Rock & Roll / Two Stiff Steep Hills / England's Glory – 1977 (NME Give-a-way)
What A Waste / Wake Up And Make Love With Me – 1978 (UK #9)
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards – 1978 (UK #1)
Billy Bentley / Pam's Moods – 1978
Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 / Common As Muck – 1979 (UK #3)
I Want To Be Straight / That's Not All – 1980 (UK #22)
Sueperman's Big Sister / You'll See Glimpses – 1980 (UK #51)
Spasticus Autisticus / "Instrumental" – 1981
Really Glad You Came / (You're My) Inspiration) – 1983
Very Personal / Ban The Bomb (1984)
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (re-mix) / Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll / Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 / Wake Up And Make Love With Me – 1985 (UK #55)
Profoundly In Love With Pandora / Eugenius (You're A Genius) – 1985 (UK #45)
Apples / "Byline Brown – 1989
Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll / Close to Home – 2007
脕lbumes
Handsome - Kilburn and the High Roads (1975)
Wotabunch! - Ian Dury & The Kilburns (1977)
New Boots and Panties!! - Ian Dury (1977)
Do It Yourself - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1979)
Laughter - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1980)
Lord Upminster - Ian Dury (1981)
The Best Of Kilburn & The Highroads - Kilburn and the High Roads (EP, 1983)
4,000 Weeks' Holiday - Ian Dury & The Music Students (1984)
Hold On To Your Structure - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (VHS- Live Video, 1985)
Apples - Ian Dury (1989)
Live! Warts 'n' Audience - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (live album, 1990)
The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories - Ian Dury (1992)
Mr. Love Pants - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1997)
Straight From The Desk - Ian Dury and The Blockheads (live at Ilford Odeon, 2001)
Ten More Turnips From The Tip - Ian Dury & The Blockheads (posthumous, 2002)
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