Jona Lewie
Jona Lewie ( born March 14, 1947 in Southampton, United Kingdom as John Lewis ) is a British pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
Jona Lewie 1968 studied in London for a sociology at the University of London, on the other hand, life in the various jazz and blues clubs like Marquee and 100 Club. In addition, he played in a band with Dave Brock, Hawkwind later founded, took them under his own name, songs and worked as a session musician, including Arthur Crudup on LP " Roebuck Man". Mid-1969, he spent some time in the U.S. and took several songs on there. Back in London, Jonah quit his studies and joined the band Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts, with whom he recorded several songs for the British Blues Anthology " Gasoline".
In the midst of the heyday of heavy and glam-rock, between various Beatles, who were suddenly a solo artist, and the rebirth of the Rolling Stones as a live band had Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts with their mix of skiffle, blues, Marquee music and humor rather anachronistic. But there were a lot of people who loved the fun that the band used during their concerts in clubs and colleges. After a series of unsuccessful singles rather took Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts in 1972 on the written Jona Lewie song of "Seaside Shuffle", the strong to the summer hit of the year, " In the Summertime " by Mungo Jerry recalls. The band itself was not sure whether she wanted to identify with the song - and released it under the pseudonym Terry Dactyl & the Dinosaurs on Jonathan King's UK Records.
Jonas accordion and television appearances in deck chairs with umbrellas attended in the summer of 1972 that "Seaside Shuffle" climbed into the UK charts at # 2 ( August 12, 1972), in only Alice Cooper's " School's Out ". Also in the charts in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, the single was able to score - a success that the band could not be repeated, even if they have released more singles under their "new" band name. 1975 Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts disbanded - which by the way no one has ever played with the name Brett Marvin.
Jona Lewie got a recording contract as a solo artist and released several singles on Sonet Records, which brought him minor successes in Western Europe. Only one change to the Stiff label in 1980 brought him further commercial success in his native country: "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties " was a Top 20 hit, " Stop the Cavalry " - an anti-war carol - rose for Christmas 1980 to # 3 on the charts and was top 10 quotes in eleven countries a true international hit.
Lewie has lived ever since by the royalties that brings " Stop the Cavalry " every Christmas, and the income from some wise investments. In December 2005, it asked the British Channel 4 television, with other veterans who had Christmas hits in the UK to take up a new Christmas single, "Bring Back the Christmas Number One ."
Discography
Jona Lewie with Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts
Albums
- Gasoline, 1969 ( British Blues sampler with tracks by the band, and of Jonah as John Lewis)
- Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts, 1970
- Twelve Inches of ..., 1971
- Alias Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs, 1972
- Ten Legged Friend, 1973
Singles
- Standing on the Platform
- Thoughts on You
- Little Red Caboose
As Terry Dactyl & the Dinosaurs
- Seaside Shuffle, 1972
- On a Saturday Night, 1972
- She Left, I Died, 1973
Jona Lewie albums
- Jona Lewie Alias (1975 )
- On the Other Hand There's a Fist ( 1978)
- Gatecrasher ( Compilation, 1980)
- Heart Skips Beat ( 1981)
- Optimistic (1993 )
Singles
- Piggyback Sue (1974 )
- The Swan (1975 )
- Hallelujah Europe ( 1975)
- Cherry Rings (1977 )
- Come Away (1978 )
- The Baby, She's on the Street (1978 )
- God Bless Whoever Made You (1979 )
- Big Shot - Momentarily (1980 )
- Stop the Cavalry (1980 )
- Louise ( We Get It Right ) ( 1981)
- Shaggy Raggy (1981 )
- Re - arranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic (1981 )
- I Think I'll Get My Haircut (1982 )
- Love Detonator (1983 )
- Hallelujah Europe ( 1993)