Lyrics - Ian Dury‘s early band

Published: 2009-10-11

Kilburn and The High Roads - Kilburn

Ian Dury formed the band Kilburn and the High-Roads in 1971, the name being a pun on the road in this north part of London.

Ian Dury was vocalist and lyricist, co-writing with pianist Russell Hardy and later recruiting several of the students he was teaching at Canterbury School of Art, guitarist Keith Lucas and bassist Humphrey Ocean.

The Kilburns found played on the London Pub Rock circuit and signed to Dawn Records in 1974, but despite a lot of good press coverage and a tour opening for The Who, the group failed to rise above cult status. The group disbanded in 1975.