Ian Dury

Ian Dury
Dury performing at the Roundhouse, London, in 1978
Dury performing at the Roundhouse, London, in 1978
Background information
Birth nameIan Robins Dury
Born(1942-05-12)12 May 1942[1]
Harrow, Middlesex, England
Died27 March 2000(2000-03-27) (aged 57)
Hampstead, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active1970–2000
LabelsDawn, Stiff, Polydor, Demon, Ronnie Harris
Formerly ofKilburn and the High Roads, The Blockheads
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Rathmell
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(m. 1967; div. 1985)​

Sophy Tilson
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(m. 1998)​
Websiteiandury.co.uk

Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 – 27 March 2000) was an English singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Kilburn and the High Roads, The Kilburns, Ian Dury and the Blockheads and Ian Dury and the Music Students.

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