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[meggie1974]

Pop Trivia Bites - On This Day: 27th Jan 1979

Ian And The Blockheads No.1 in the UK with ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’

It’s a funky track with jazzy flourishes and bizarre yet compulsive lyrics. These words being half-sung by an uncompromising ex Art Teacher supported by a walking stick, not exactly chart topping credentials. Yet despite all this it still grabbed a week at the top spot. Happy days.

Ian Dury had been lead vocalist with Kilburn And The High Roads during the early 70s. The band made a strong impression on the live circuit, but in 1975 they split after just two albums.

The following year Dury teamed up with guitarist Chaz Jankel whose music worked well with Dury’s witty lyrical style. Soon after this a stream of talented musicians came aboard.The Blockheads were born.

They were signed to Stiff Records and released debut album ‘New Boots And Panties’ in 1977 to commercial and critical acclaim. Following this they proved a huge hit on the Stiff Records UK tour. The single ‘What A Waste’ gave them their first top ten hit. So what next?

‘Hit Me...’ entered the charts at the end of 1978, eventually climbing to No.1 early the next year knocking ‘YMCA’ off the top. Dury himself made an unlikely pop star. He’d contracted Polio as a child yet his clever wordplay more than compensated for any physical limitations which may have kept less spirited characters down.

The success continued through the year with the album ‘Do It Yourself’ and single ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3′. However the Blockheads disbanded in 1981 and Dury carried on a solo career without reaching the same heights.

The next two decades saw Dury branch into acting both on screen and stage, not to mention co-writing his own musical ‘Apples’. He reunited with The Blockheads for the 1998 album ‘Mr. Love Pants’ receiving plaudits aplenty from the music press.

He sadly died from cancer March 27th 2000 aged 57. 

Click here to watch Ian and the Blockheads perform ‘Hit Me...’ on Top of the Pops

Dury (centre) pictured with the Blockheads. Picture: BBC

[lewonald]

先日CHAZ JANKELの愛のコリーダを聴いた帰り道、酔った勢いで買ってしまったブツが来た！ もうさんざん聴いた作品だけど40周年記念増量ブツを実物を手にすると震えるくらい興奮する🤪 今日の午後はDO IT YOURSELF三昧だな。正しい休日の過ごし方？ #barneybubbles #chazjankel #iandury #ianduryandtheblockheads #popfreak宇都宮 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpwbl0JK4d/?igshid=vgkir3grm3ps

[natachahorn]

The One Second Smile with Chaz Jankel _ Artist & Composer From United Kingdom - he did some of the music who made me dance so much as a teen and still ;) 

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