Baxter Dury
Baxter Dury | |
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 Dury at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 18 December 1971 |
| Origin | Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | new wave, indie rock, alternative pop |
| Occupation | Vocalist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Rough Trade Records, Parlophone, PIAS, Heavenly Recordings |
Baxter Dury (born 18 December 1971) is an English indie musician, originally signed to Rough Trade Records.[1]
Early life
Baxter Dury is the son of Ian Dury and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Rathmell.[1] As a young boy he appeared on the front cover of Dury's album New Boots and Panties!![2] He left school at the age of fourteen.[2]
Career
The Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, released on 8 January 2010, features Bill Milner as Baxter.[3]
In 2002 Dury had a 'Record of the Week' in NME with his Oscar Brown EP.[1] He has one son, Kosmo Korda Dury (born 2002), whose mother is the granddaughter of Zoltan Korda.[2]
In 2014 he signed a new recording contract with PIAS subsidiary Le Label and released a new album It's A Pleasure.[4]
In October 2017 Dury previewed the releases of his first album for Heavenly Recordings with the release of the single "Miami" alongside a video produced by Roger Sargent.[5]
In March 2019 Dury appeared on the Fat White Family single "Tastes Good With The Money", also appearing in the video.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |||
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| UK [6] |
BEL (Fl) [7] |
BEL (Wa) |
FR [8] | |||
| 2002 | Len Parrot's Memorial Lift | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Floor Show | — | — | — | 167 | |
| 2011 | Happy Soup | 110[9] | — | 100 | 89 | |
| 2014 | It's a Pleasure | — | 163 | 59 | 42 | |
| 2017 | Prince of Tears | 49 | 193 | 144 | 46 | |
| 2020 | The Night Chancers | 73 | 122 | — | — | |
EPs
- Oscar Brown EP (2001)
Singles
- "Love in the Garden" (2006)
- "Claire" (15 August 2011)
- "Pleasure" (30 June 2014)
- "Palm Trees" (25 August 2014)
- "Miami" (29 August 2017)
References
- ^ a b c Profile at Rough Trade Records Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Interview with Baxter Dury by The Guardian, 12 August 2005
- ^ Dury, Baxter (15 January 2010). "Baxter Dury: 'My dad was lovely, bubbly ... and annoying'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Brooklyn Vegan "Baxter Dury readies 'It's A Pleasure'", Brooklyn Vegan, 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Baxter Dury announces his new record 'Prince Of Tears' with the single 'Miami'". heavenlyrecordings.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Baxter Dury | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Discography Baxter Dury". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Baxter Dury discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ http://zobbel.de/cluk/110827cluk.txt
External links
- Baxter Dury – official site
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