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

#TBT Today we’re in 1978, with a clip of Ian Dury and the Blockheads performing ‘Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick’ live. Released on 1 December 1978, ‘Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick’ is one of Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ most popular and widely known songs. This performance was broadcast on 30 December 1978. The song charted at No. 1 in the UK singles chart in January 1979, leading onto Ian’s second album, ‘Do It Yourself,’ later that year. #iandury #theblockheads #hitmewithyourrhythmstick #1970s |

#TBT to 1978 today, with a clip of Ian Dury and the Blockheads performing ‘Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick’ live in Belfast at Queen’s University, for the BBC’s Rock Goes to College (RGTC 1978-81). The footage shows the band live at their energetic peak, with the phenomenal Davey Payne on sax. #iandury #theblockheads #hitmewithyourrhythmstick #fyp | Ian Dury (and the Blockheads)