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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name            = Ian Dury
| image           = Ian Dury 1.jpg
| caption         = Dury performing in 1978
| background      = solo_singer
| birth_name      = Ian Robins Dury
| birth_date      = {{Birth date|df=yes|1942|05|12}}
| birth_place     = [[Harrow, London|Harrow]], [[Middlesex]], England, UK
| origin          =
| death_date      = {{death date and age|df=yes|2000|03|27|1942|05|12}}<br />[[Upminster]], London, England
| instrument      = Vocals, drums
| genre           = [[Rock and roll revival]], [[Pub rock (United Kingdom)|pub rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[punk rock]]
| occupation      = Singer-songwriter, actor
| years_active    = 1970–2000
| label           = [[Dawn Records|Dawn]], [[Stiff Records|Stiff]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], Demon, Ronnie Harris
| associated_acts =  [[Kilburn and the High Roads]], [[The Blockheads]]
| website         = [http://www.iandury.co.uk/ iandury.co.uk]
{{Extra music sample
| Type           = single
| filename       = Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick excerpt.ogg
| format         = [[Ogg]]
| title          = "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"}}
}}
'''Ian Robins Dury''' (12 May 1942&nbsp;– 27 March 2000) was an English [[rock and roll]] singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the [[punk rock|punk]] and [[new wave music|new wave]] era of rock music. He was the lead singer of [[The Blockheads|Ian Dury and the Blockheads]] and before that of [[Kilburn and the High Roads]].