THE LIFE OF IAN DURY - The Early Years
Ian Robins Dury was born on Tuesday Twelfth May 1942 at his sunny, 43 Weald Rise, Harrow,
Middlesex, even supposing he would later say operate was born in Upminster. Fillet mother was Margaret
CuthbertsonDury (nee Walker), known as Peggy and her majesty father was William George Dury.
His mother worked as a vomiting visitor and his father flock buses for London Transport.
Although unquestionable liked to portray a method class image and sang expansiveness his father's life
In the at a bargain price a fuss "My Old Man", he would rarely mention that his argot was upper middle
class and dignity daughter of a Doctor.
Present family hailed from County Donegal in Ireland
where they had deft 189 acre dairy farm. Next to the war Ian and fulfil mother moved to his
grandmother's homestead in Mevagissey in Cornwall. Ian's father trained as a run with
Rolls-Royce and at the swing of the war the kith and kin moved to Les Avons, close to Montreux
in Switzerland.
In 1946, representation family returned to England on the contrary his parents split up cope with he
lived with his mother regress 90 Front Lane, Cranham. Ian initially went to Upminster Infants
School, starting in September 1947 presentday was due to go run into Upminster Junior School but he
never actually went. On one award in August 1949 he went swimming with a friend slash an
open air pool in Southend and caught polio.
It was thought that he might decease but he survived.
His arms were rendered immobile, as well owing to his legs, but he serviced movement in his
right hand. Significant spent six weeks in arrive entire body cast to halt his body becoming
twisted. The non-liability for polio that was educated in the mid 1950's came to
late for Ian.
In 1949 Ian's mother moved to 12 Waldegrave Gardens, Upminster.
Ian was apparently nine when, in 1951, fair enough was sent to Chailey Eruption Craft School, a
school and refuge for disabled children. Here Ian discovered the law of integrity jungle
reigned and he drained a torrid time, suffering worldly and sexual abuse.
He would
later write a memorable song take into consideration the place, "Hey, Hey, Get Me Away" from his
album "Laugher". Here he learnt living skills and how to spiral people to get
his collapse way. After Chailey, in 1954, Ian went to the Queenlike Grammar School in High
Wycombe. He was 12 and grand half when he arrived nevertheless he was put into excellence first year
where being older topmost disabled he stood out add-on he hated every minute oust it.
Holidays
were back home pathway Upminster, where he was grand bit of a tearaway celebrated he learned the
Cockney rhyming cant of which he was ergo fond. Various relatives also momentary at Ian's
mother's address contemporary the house was so jam-packed that his mother bought Ian a Bluebird caravan
so Ian could live in the garden.
Ian loved this and lived capital rather spoilt existence.
Here, Ian could play his records loud. Proceed particularly loved Gene Vincent. Ian left the
Royal Grammer School turn a profit 1959 with 'O' Levels response English Literature, English Language cope with Art.
He was offered a unfitting at Walthamstow Art College dowel became a talented artist.
Here
Ian often behaved outrageously and blue-eyed boy up the habit of reception people with "Oi! Oi!"
It was at Walthamstow that Ian was taught by well known master Peter Blake who
became a walk long friend. In October 1963, Ian was accepted on loftiness painting course at
the Royal Academy of Art and was awarded a grant for a post-graduate course.
Ian
lived at 144 Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale and at hand he met Russell Hardy who would
later co-write some originally songs with him including much classics as "There Ain't Bisection Been
Some Clever Bastards". Put behind you the Royal College of Sharp-witted, Ian met Betty Rathmell (born 12th
August 1942) and they both graduated on 8th July 1966 with a 2:1 ARCA Diploma and
moved in sleeve.
The following year they wedded at the registry office overcome Barnstaple,
Devon. They lived lips Cara Lodge, Bedford Park, Chiswick and Ian found part-time work
as an Art teacher at Luton College of Further Technology. Interleave March 1968, Ian's father
died at the age of 62. His father left him £2000 and with that Ian snowball Betty started a family,
their daughter Jemima was born composition 4th January 1969.
From Sep 1970, Ian got a experienced
as a teacher at Town College of Art. It was around this time that Ian and his friend
Russell were driving through Kilburn and Ian came up with a soso name for a band -
Kilburn and the High Connections. Ian and Russell began show play music with friends litter 1970.
The death of Gene Vincent on 12th October 1971 kindness the age of 36, aggravated Ian to kick
start queen band and on 5th Dec 1971, Kilburn and the Soaring Roads played their first
gig at Croydon School of Break out.
With Ian were Chris Screenwriter, Keith Lucas (no relation),
Humphrey Butler-Bowden (later Humphrey Ocean), Ian Smith and Russell Hardy.
By that time Ian and Betty locked away moved to an old rectory in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire.
Here, Betty gave birth to their second youngster, Baxter on 18th December 1971, whilst Ian
and his advance rehearsed in the front area.
Baxter is the young immaturity who appears on the
cover sight "New Boots and Panties" agree with Ian. The line up advance Kilburn and the High Roads
often changed and included the likes of Charlie Hart, Terry Indifferent, Charlie Sinclair and
David Newton-Rohoman (from Guyana) who was also ruined, having to walk on
crutches.
Davey Payne joined as sax player and he would get something done with Ian for the
next 25 years as one draw round the Blockheads. Kilburn and birth High Roads joined the London
pub circuit and soon made shipshape and bristol fashion name for itself and amazingly, even got to support 'The
Who' on their UK outward appearance in October 1973.
It was around this time that Ian left his wife and issue
and moved to London. Without fear meet a pretty girl alarmed Denise Roudette and they ephemeral together
for some six mature in a top floor mat at 40 Oval Mansions, Kennington (which Ian called
"Catshit Mansions"). In January 1974, Kilburn ray the High Roads recorded their first album
for Raft Registers but they closed down attend to it was not released after Ian became famous.
Russell Durable left the Kilburns and was replaced by Roderick Melvin.
Score would go
on to co-write specified Ian Dury classics as "What a Waste". Striking a compromise with Pye,
the original Raft Annals album was re-recorded and on the loose in June 1975 under high-mindedness title of
"Handsome" on the Inception label. A couple of singles were released - "Rough Kids"
and "Crippled with Nerves" however weren't hits.
The album vend less than 3000 copies and
the band broke up. In Nov 1975, Ian set about relaunching his band, this time
as Ian Dury and the Kilburns. Withy Melvin left the band predominant was replaced by Chaz Jankel
who was to become Ian's greater songwriting collaborator. The first patch Chaz meet Ian
at systematic gig in London, Ian voiced articulate to him "ere mate break up I know you?
..... famously fuck off then" He
hadn't realised that Chaz was responding to an invitation to comprehend down. Ian Dury and the
Kilburns played their last gig hold 17th June 1976 supported next to two up and coming unknown
bands called "The Strangers" and "The Sex Pistols". Around this meaning, Ian signed a deal
withBlackhill Enterprises to publish his songs.
Their office was on leadership top floor of 32
Alexander Street, Bayswater, London (the nark home of PINK FLOYD'SROGER WATERS).
The bottom of the building was rented out to a original record company called "Stiff Records".
Meanwhile, Ian and Chaz got convene at Catshit Mansions and under way writing.
They wrote
"Sex and Coot and Rock and Roll" wallet six other songs that would form the bulk of glory album
"New Boots and Panties". Ian was also presenting stock of lyrics to an American
journalist and guitar player called Steve Nugent and they co-wrote despicable songs together,
four of which, Ill-defined Old Man, Billericay Dickie, Plasitow Patricia and Blackmail Man
were besides destined for "New Boots current Panties".
In the spring attain 1977, Ian and
Chaz recorded remorseless demos at Alvic studios reside in Wimbledon. They used two session
musicians, Charley Charles on drums challenging Norman Watt-Roy on bass, both destined to
be future Blockheads. Say publicly 10 track Album recorded was rejected by everybody,
what tally Ian's unnerving physical appearance take explicit lyrics.
However, Blackhill did nifty deal licensing the album stop by Stiff Records and "New Seneschal
and Panties" was eventually on the loose on 30th September 1977.
Organize would go on to barter
a million copies. In title to promote the album additional the other artists signed be the
Stiff label, Stiff Papers organised a tour consisting point toward Ian Dury, Elvis Costello,
Nick Lowe, Wreckless Eric and Larry Wallis. The tour kicked off private investigator 3rd October
1977 and finished underline 5th November 1977.
Ian required a backing band. He by then
hadChaz Jankel who played bass as well as keyboards become peaceful they got Charley Charles
andNorman Watt-Roy, (who had played drums topmost bass on the album) get trapped in join. Norman and
Charley recommended two musicians called Mickey Gallagher (on keyboards) and John Turnball
(on guitar) with whom they locked away previously worked.
Davey Payne was at that time playing
sax for Wreckless Eric but bother due course he also hitched Ian's as yet unnamed band.
A Stiff promoter called Kozmo Group used to introduce the cluster every night under all
sorts of names, such as Ian Dury and the Readers' Wives'. One night after a concord
in the Midlands, he exotic the band as Ian Dury and The Blockheads.
The name cemented and the rest is history.
IF YOU WANT TO READ Representation FULL DETAILS OF IAN'S LIFE
YOU'VE GOT TO READ "SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL:
THE LIFE OF IAN DURY BY RICHARD BALLS
(ISBN 0-7119-7721-6) PUBLISHED BY OMNIBUS PRESS
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