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 See more

Kilburn and the High Roads (1971–1975)
Dury formed Kilburn and the High Roads (a reference to the road in North West London) … See more

Dury's confident and unusual demeanour caught the eyes of producers and directors of drama. His first important and extensive role was in See more

Ian Dury was born at 43 Weald Rise in Harrow, then in Middlesex. His early years were spent in Harrow Weald (although it's often misreported … See more

In 1967 Dury took part in a group exhibition, "Fantasy and Figuration", alongside Elizabeth Rathmell, Pat Douthwaite, Herbert Kitchen and Stass Paraskos at … See more

Dury's self-styling and chief musical influence was his hero since childhood, American rock and roll and rockabilly artist Gene Vincent. After hearing Vincent's hit single " See more

Dury was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 1996 and underwent surgery, but tumours were later found in his liver, and he was told that his condition was terminal.
In 1998, his death was incorrectly announced See more