Ian Dury himself said that he was advised by Charlie Gillett to stop singing in an American voice (back in the Kilburn & The High Road Days), and to use his own accent, so politics may not have entered into this. I'm sure Charlie can put us right on this?howard wrote:Perhaps Dury's problem was that he had to make a conscious effort to break away from Americanisms in his singing, because that's what he thought, politically, he should be doing.
Try Bellowhead!howard also wrote:I just like to be surprised by music, it doesn't matter where it comes from. So just point me in the direction of some English music which surprises and I'll be a very happy man.
Norman
PS Ian A's last post beat mine by five minutes, but I thought I'd leave my suggestion in......