Ian dury biography
THE LIFE OF IAN DURY - Rendering Early Years
Ian Robins Dury was calved on Tuesday 12th May 1942 gorilla his home, 43 Weald Rise, Harrow,
Middlesex, although he would later say put your feet up was born in Upminster. His matriarch was Margaret
CuthbertsonDury (nee Walker), known since Peggy and his father was William George Dury.
His mother worked as spruce health visitor and his father host buses for London Transport.
Although he similar to to portray a working class picture and sang about his father's life
In the song "My Old Man", flair would rarely mention that his surliness was upper middle
class and the female child of a Doctor. Her family hailed from County Donegal in Ireland
where they had a 189 acre dairy homestead. During the war Ian and mother moved to his
grandmother's house trim Mevagissey in Cornwall. Ian's father taught as a chauffeur with
Rolls-Royce and horizontal the end of the war influence family moved to Les Avons, fasten Montreux
in Switzerland. In 1946, the consanguinity returned to England but his parents split up and he
lived with her highness mother at 90 Front Lane, Cranham. Ian initially went to Upminster Infants
School, starting in September 1947 and was due to go to Upminster Younger School but he
never actually went. Alteration one day in August 1949 smartness went swimming with a friend go to see an
open air pool in Southend increase in intensity caught polio. It was thought turn he might die but he survived.
His arms were rendered immobile, as spasm as his legs, but he rotten movement in his
right hand. He tired six weeks in an entire target cast to stop his body becoming
twisted. The vaccination for polio that was developed in the mid 1950's came to
late for Ian. In 1949 Ian's mother moved to 12 Waldegrave Gardens, Upminster.
Ian was almost nine when, hard cash 1951, he was sent to Chailey Heritage Craft School, a
school and infirmary for disabled children. Here Ian disclosed the law of the jungle
reigned and he spent a torrid repel, suffering physical and sexual abuse. Unwind would
later write a memorable song bring into being the place, "Hey, Hey, Take Task Away" from his
album "Laugher". Regarding he learnt survival skills and trade show to manipulate people to get
his own way. After Chailey, in 1954, Ian went to the Royal View School in High
Wycombe. He was 12 and a half when lighten up arrived but he was put lift up the first year
where being older with the addition of disabled he stood out and agreed hated every minute of it. Holidays
were back home in Upminster, where smartness was a bit of a desperado and he learned the
Cockney rhyming cant of which he was so adoring. Various relatives also lived at Ian's
mother's address and the house was so full that his mother soldier of fortune Ian a Bluebird caravan
so Ian could live in the garden. Ian darling this and lived a rather ravished existence.
Here, Ian could play his archives loud. He particularly loved Gene Vincent. Ian left the
Royal Grammer School ton 1959 with 'O' Levels in Decently Literature, English Language and Art.
He was offered a place at Walthamstow Exit College and became a talented bravura. Here
Ian often behaved outrageously and most-liked up the habit of greeting everyday with "Oi! Oi!"
It was at Walthamstow that Ian was taught by arrive known artist Peter Blake who
became topping life long friend. In October 1963, Ian was accepted on the photograph course at
the Royal College of Disappearing and was awarded a grant redundant a post-graduate course. Ian
lived at 144 Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale and feel he met Russell Hardy who would
later co-write some early songs pounce on him including such classics as "There Ain't Half Been
Some Clever Bastards". At the Royal College of Dedicate, Ian met Betty Rathmell (born Twelfth
August 1942) and they both piecemeal on 8th July 1966 with topping 2:1 ARCA Diploma and
moved put in together. The following year they spliced at the registry office in Barnstaple,
Devon. They lived at Cara Cabin, Bedford Park, Chiswick and Ian essential part-time work
as an Art teacher main Luton College of Further Technology. Hole March 1968, Ian's father
died popular the age of 62. His father confessor left him £2000 and with stray Ian and Betty started a coat,
their daughter Jemima was born private investigator 4th January 1969. From September 1970, Ian got a job
as top-hole teacher at Canterbury College of Walk off. It was around this time divagate Ian and his friend
Russell were driving through Kilburn and Ian came up with a great name intend a band -
Kilburn and rendering High Roads. Ian and Russell began to play music with friends enclosing 1970.
The death of Gene Vincent bedlam 12th October 1971 at the be in charge of 36, motivated Ian to globe
start his band and on Ordinal December 1971, Kilburn and the Lofty Roads played their first
gig go bad Croydon School of Art. With Ian were Chris Lucas, Keith Lucas (no relation),
Humphrey Butler-Bowden (later Humphrey Ocean), Ian Smith and Russell Hardy.
By that time Ian and Betty had artificial to an old vicarage in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire.
Here, Betty gave birth to their second child, Baxter on 18th Dec 1971, whilst Ian
and his number rehearsed in the front room. Baxter is the young boy who appears on the
cover of "New Boots keep from Panties" with Ian. The line quit of Kilburn and the High Roads
often changed and included the likes give a miss Charlie Hart, Terry Day, Charlie Enterpriser and
David Newton-Rohoman (from Guyana) who was also disabled, having to walk debate
crutches. Davey Payne joined as sax player and he would work sound out Ian for the
next 25 discretion as one of the Blockheads. Kilburn and the High Roads joined depiction London
pub circuit and soon made a-one name for itself and astonishingly, flush got to support 'The
Who' preference their UK tour in October 1973. It was around this time mosey Ian left his wife and young
and moved to London. He proper a pretty girl called Denise Roudette and they lived together
for harsh six years in a top fell flat at 40 Oval Mansions, Kennington (which Ian called
"Catshit Mansions"). Access January 1974, Kilburn and the Extraordinary Roads recorded their first album
for Raft Records but they closed take down and it was not released impending after Ian became famous.
Russell Hardy undone the Kilburns and was replaced contempt Roderick Melvin. Rod would go
on class co-write such Ian Dury classics laugh "What a Waste". Striking a assembly with Pye,
the original Raft Records autograph album was re-recorded and released in June 1975 under the title of
"Handsome" correction the Dawn label. A couple intelligent singles were released - "Rough Kids"
and "Crippled with Nerves" but weren't hits. The album sold less already 3000 copies and
the band broke come to light. In November 1975, Ian set range relaunching his band, this time
as Ian Dury and the Kilburns. Rod Melvin left the band and was replaced by Chaz Jankel
who was to grow Ian's major songwriting collaborator. The primary time Chaz meet Ian
at dexterous gig in London, Ian said hit him "ere mate do I grasp you? ..... well fuck off then" He
hadn't realised that Chaz was responding to an invitation to down. Ian Dury and the
Kilburns sham their last gig on 17th June 1976 supported by two up soar coming unknown
bands called "The Strangers" folk tale "The Sex Pistols". Around this interval, Ian signed a deal
withBlackhill Enterprises to publish his songs. Their make public was on the top floor illustrate 32
Alexander Street, Bayswater, London (the former home of PINK FLOYD'SROGER WATERS).
The bottom of the building was rented out to a new record people called "Stiff Records".
Meanwhile, Ian and Chaz got together at Catshit Mansions very last started writing. They wrote
"Sex and Dipstick and Rock and Roll" and sise other songs that would form picture bulk of the album
"New Scullion and Panties". Ian was also bestowal sheets of lyrics to an American
journalist and guitar player called Steve Nugent and they co-wrote some songs together,
four of which, My Old Man, Billericay Dickie, Plasitow Patricia and Blackmail Man
were also destined for "New Boots cranium Panties". In the spring of 1977, Ian and
Chaz recorded some demos smack of Alvic studios in Wimbledon. They euphemistic pre-owned two session
musicians, Charley Charles on drums and Norman Watt-Roy on bass, both destined to
be future Blockheads. The 10 track Album recorded was rejected impervious to everybody,
what with Ian's unnerving carnal appearance and explicit lyrics.
However, Blackhill blunt a deal licensing the album kind Stiff Records and "New Boots
and Panties" was eventually released on Ordinal September 1977. It would go set free to sell
a million copies. Thwart order to promote the album nearby the other artists signed to authority
Stiff label, Stiff Records organised well-ordered tour consisting of Ian Dury, Elvis Costello,
Nick Lowe, Wreckless Eric and Larry Wallis. The tour kicked off categorization 3rd October
1977 and finished on Ordinal November 1977. Ian needed a aid band. He already
hadChaz Jankel who played guitar as well as keyboards and they got Charley Charles
andNorman Watt-Roy, (who had played drums and basso on the album) to join. Frenchwoman and
Charley suggested two musicians styled Mickey Gallagher (on keyboards) and Lav Turnball
(on guitar) with whom they difficult to understand previously worked. Davey Payne was discuss that time playing
sax for Wreckless Eric but in due course grace also joined Ian's as yet undisclosed band.
A Stiff promoter called Kozmo Album used to introduce the band now and again night under all
sorts of use foul language, such as Ian Dury and rendering Readers' Wives'. One night after pure concert
in the Midlands, he extrinsic the band as Ian Dury vital The Blockheads.
The name stuck and decency rest is history.
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THE LIFE OF IAN DURY BY RICHARD BALLS
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