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After being a member of the amateur group Dramatis Personae while still at school, Jona Lewie (born John Lewis) started in the music business as a session pianist, before joining the cult pub rock band, Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts, in the late 1960s. The group was a popular live act for several years, but their only mainstream hit single was “Seaside Shuffle” in 1972, released under the one-off nom de disque Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs. Borrowing heavily from Mungo Jerry’s 1970 chart-topper “In the summertime,” “Seaside Shuffle” was an unashamedly commercial disc quite at odds with the Thunderbolts’ usual style, but reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.
However, Lewie looked likely to remain a one-hit wonder until he was signed up by Stiff Records in 1977. Following appearances on the Stiff package tours, he finally scored a solo hit in 1980 with the humorous synthpop number, “You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties,”which made the British Top 20. Although his next single “Big Shot - Momentarily” failed to make any impact, by the end of the year he was back in the charts with what became his biggest (and, to date, last) UK hit, “Stop The Cavalry.” He was, however,...
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You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
Stop The Cavalry
You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
youll always find me in the kitchen at parties
I'll Get By in Pittsburgh
Louise
The Baby, She's On The Street
Kitchen at Parties
Vous Et Moi
Hallelujah Europa
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