Here’s a clip of Ian Dury’s first live performance on the BBC, with popular pub rock band Kilburn & the High Roads. The band are performing ‘The Mumble Rumble & the Cocktail Rock’ at the Lord Nelson, Holloway Road, for the Old Grey Whistle Test, 1973. #iandury #kilburnandthehighroads #oldgreywhistletest #bbc #1970s #rocknroll | Ian Dury (and the Blockheads)

Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’ official live music video, updated in 4K on Ian’s YouTube channel. It was Ian’s first single post Kilburn and the High Roads, and remains one of his most popular records to date. The single was released ahead of Ian’s debut album New Boots & Panties!! in September 1977. The music video recently received a 4K digital upscaling, and we absolutely love it! Here’s the link to watch the full video: https://youtu.be/aizzH_JMU3c?feature=shared #i

Ian Dury and the Blockheads performing ‘Spasticus Autisticus’ for the Australian TV show, Countdown (1981). The song was released as a single and featured on Ian’s second solo album, Lord Upminster (Polydor, Sept ‘81). ‘Spasticus Autisticus’ was Ian’s response to the United Nations International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP 1981), which he found patronising and insensitive. The controversial song received little airplay from radio stations, but has since become a cult hit and featured in the o

Here we are in 1980 with a performance of ‘Sweet Gene Vincent’ from Ian Dury and the Blockheads featuring Wilko Johnson. The full performance was broadcast live for The Old Grey Whistle Test from the Dominion Theatre exactly 45 years ago today! Merry Christmas to all you Blockheads! #iandury #theblockheads #sweetgenevincent #genevincent #christmas #christmaseve #rocknroll | Ian Dury (and the Blockheads)

Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll (live on Sight and Sound 1977 UHD remaster) | KaTman's Video Jukebox