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Born in 1942, Ian Dury rose to fame in Britain in the 1970s. As front man, lead singer and lyricist of the Blockheads, one of the tightest backing bands of the time, he was a prominent performer in the [[Punk Rock]] and early [[New Wave]] eras of popular music.
An unlikely star, Dury contracted polio at the age of seven, which left him with a crippled arm and leg. He studied art and subsequently became an occasional painter and art teacher. The death of the rockabilly star Gene Vincent, of whom Dury was a big fan, prompted him to
In 1977, Dury released his first solo album with Stiff Records consisting of songs written with Jankel, ''New Boots and Panties!!'', which featured the single ''[[Sex, Drugs and Rock and
In 1978, the band reached its peak with the top ten singles ''Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'' and ''Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3'' as well as the hit album ''Do It Yourself''. However, Dury's [[Small Name, Big Ego|increasingly difficult]] behaviour during the recording sessions prompted Chaz Jankel to leave the Blockheads for a solo career in America. Teaming up with guitarist Wilko Johnson, the Blockheads couldn't match their earlier success with their next album, ''Laughter'', and officially disbanded.
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The Blockheads still perform and record, now fronted by Dury's former minder and driver Derek 'the Draw' Hussey. A Biopic based on Dury's life entitled ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'' was released in 2010, featuring Andy Serkis as the singer.
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▲* [[Canon Dis Continuity]]: Dury himself discounted most of the albums he recorded between ''Do It Yourself'' and ''Mr. Love Pants''.
* [[Careful with That Axe]]: Dance Of The Screamers features some pretty horrifying screams.
* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: Ian Dury's contribution to 1981's International Year Of Disabled Persons, ''Spasticus Autisticus'', was banned from BBC airplay for being offensive - they weren't aware of Dury's polio-afflicted disabilities.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: ''Hit Me With You Rhythm Stick'' famously features Davey Payne playing two saxophones simultaneously.
* [[Funk]]: Chaz Jankel, who wrote most of the music, was a big fan of funk music. About half the songs on ''New Boots And Panties!!'' had significant funk influences.
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language]]: ''Hit Me With Your Rhythmstick'' contains lines in German and
* [[Intercourse with You]]: ''Wake Up, and Make Love With Me'' though the act itself isn't described as "what happens next is private, it's also very rude".
* [[List Song]]: ''Reasons to be Cheerful, Pt. 3'', which Dury later claimed was the first proper rap song.
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