He is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter who
became a member of Ian Dury and the Blockheads in the mid 1970s.They achieved success with hits that
included "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Reasons to
be Cheerful, Part 3" and he was a co-writer on many of the songs on
their albums.Aside from
his success with The Blockheads he has also played for Skip Bifferty, Heavy Jelly, Arc, Glencoe, Paul Young, Eurythmics, and Bob Geldof. The 1960s movie Get Carter had him singing and playing as part of the
soundtrack.Since the death of
Ian Dury he continues to perform with The Blockheads on guitar and vocals.
Ian Dury and
the Blockheads Recordings
Reasons to Be
Cheerful, Part 3 (Ian Dury/Davey Payne/Chaz Jankel)
Common as Muck
("All credit given to Arnold Chickenshorts")
