Davey Payne - Born Aug 11th 1944

EXLUSIVE HOT NEWS - Davey has announced that he has written his Biography - "Once a Blockhead"

Bizarre, creative and volatile Davey Payne tells his story From experimental mixed media Events to the anarchic free form Music group the People Band, And on to Kilburn and the High Roads, The Blockheads and beyond… Describing Ian Dury as not so much A diamond geezer, more of a rusty Lump of iron type of geezer, Varying from a Giocametti sculpture To a jagged piece of metal. Davey describes himself as a musical Dyslexic, dancing to a different rhythm, In fashion Davey's been a Ted, Mod, rocker, Hippy, punk, New Age, and straight, Belonging only to the tribe of Honesty and true freedom.

Davey Paynes Discography Albums Ian Dury and the Blockheads New Boots and Panties!! Do It Yourself Laughter Mr Love Pants Straight From The Desk Ten More Turnips From The Tip Ian Dury 4,000 Days Holiday The Bus Driver's Prayer and Other Stories Apples Kilburn and the High Roads Handsome Wotabunch Feargal Sharkey - Feargal Sharkey Nico - Drama of Exile The Clash - Sandanista Ellen Foley - Spirit of St. Louis Pearl Harbour - Pearls Galore Dr and the Medics - I Keep Thinking It's Tuesday The Jets - The Jets Desmond Dekker- Black and Dekker Wreckless Eric - SEEZ B6 Kiyoshiro Imawano and the Razorsharps Live in Japan. Kiyoshiro Imawano - Around The Corner The M Band - Hiroshi Iwata Singles Ian Dury and the Blockheads What A Waste Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3 I Want To Be Straight Sueperman's Big Sister Ian Dury - Apples Davey Payne - Saxophone Man Kilburn and the High Roads Rough Kids Crippled With Nerves Wilko Johnson - Oh Lonesome Me The Blockheads - Twist and Shout Feargal Sharkey - Someone To Somebody Wreckless Eric - Reconnez Cherie Jona Lewie - Louise Louise Ernie Graham - Romeo Desmond Dekker - The Israelites Howard Jones - Pearl in the Shell

Kilburn Davey

Yatesy, Davey & Will Parnell Backstage @ Warts gig Dec 1990 Brixton Academy

Davey& Lee Thompson (Madness) @ Tribute Gig

A few of my favourite things - DaveyPayne

Here are some of my most influential records from the age of 14 - 20. After that nothing really sent a shiver up my spine or kindled my kundalini. "Tutti Frutti", "Lucille" Little Richard "Long Distance Information" Chuck Berry "Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis, All early Elvis Presley, Earl Bostic's "Flamingo",various trad jazz West Coast be-bop concert featuring Howard McGhee, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray, Jimmy Giuffre "Train and the River" Chico Hamilton, mostly with Fred Katz, Buddy Collette and Bud Shank - Pacific Jazz Ole Coltrane, all Coltrane and Eric Dolphy Bartok's Sonatas for Solo Violin, avant-garde French flute music, "All Along The Watchtower" Hendrix Folkway featuring Leadbelly, Sonny Terry, Cisco Houston, Woody Guthrie Vilyat Khan's sitar Mahler's 7th Debussy and Ravel, Albert Roussel's Serenade for Flute, Violin andViola. experimental electronic music, John Cage, Stockhausen, etc free form music/jazz Pharaoh Saunders, Sun Ra all Roland Kirk and all Charlie Mingus particularly "Oh Yeh" with "Hog-calling Blues"

SAXOPHONE MAN

My favourite Dury tracks, like everything, I enjoy or appreciate for different reasons. For humour, I like "Father", "This Is What We Find" and "Over The Points". I also like a lot of "The Busman's Prayer". Musically my favourites are "What A Waste" arranged collectively by the Blockheads, "Reasons To Be Cheerful" and "Hit Me". I also like "Fucking Ada" and "Manic Depression".

Saxophone man is come into town Electric car a Thirties Light Ray Blue suit pink buttons The cool night air Air to breathe air to play Saxophone man he's been around Along the road to bring you the sound If you listen you'll hear music inside Close your eyes and go for a ride Here comes the music Listen to the sound Fly above the city, circle the moon Next stop the silver star tune Hazy horizon sparkle in the sea Yellow arrows piercing through the blue That no tomorrow or yesterday Palm trees from Hawaii Saxophone golden reflecting Green and purple lights What is that up there on those Warm and sunny nights Kulu Se Mama Davey.

Davey Payne - A people Person

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