I Can See You - by Paddy Summerfield c. 1986

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Birthday’s too . . . . IAN DURY

 Ian Dury was born in Harrow, Middlesex, on this day in 1942.  [Route]

He chose to play the fool in a six-piece band.


Ian reads a Charlie Mingus poem and closes with the Bus Driver’s Prayer


Ian Dury and The Blockheads - What a Waste (Officially!)

Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Billericay Dicky


Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Live At Rockpalast 1978 
(nearly 1hr 5 minutes of bliss!)

Ian Dury died from colorectal cancer on the 27th March 2000 having been diagnosed as terminal in 1996


We Miss Him!

Ian’s memorial bench in Richmond Park London
“REASON’S TO BE CHEERFUL"




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