Ian Dury
May 12, 1942 – March 27, 2000
Ian Dury was one of rocks most beloved cult heroes. Besides making quirky music, he had a somewhat odd appearance partially due to childhood polio, and that endeared him to his devoted fans. Dury signed to the legendary Stiff Records in 1978 where he began to release songs that combined elements of punk and disco which at the time were mortal enemies. Songs like “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick” and “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” made him a star in England and built him that cult following in the US. His quirky lyrics and thick cockney accent kept him from breaking out of that cult status beyond the UK. The 80s found Dury devoting more time to his other passion, acting as he appeared in several TV shows and movies, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover and Roman Polanski’s Pirates. In 1998 Dury made public his battle with colon cancer and that the disease had spread to his liver. He lost his battle to the disease on March 27, 2000.
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