Ian Dury and The Blockheads

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Lauren Laverne chats to The Blockheads about Reasons To Be Cheerful; an Ian Dury inspired play.

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Biography

Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 – 27 March 2000) was an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, bandleader, artist, and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music. He is best known as founder and lead singer of the British band Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

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