David 'Davey' Payne (born 11 August 1944, in Willesden, North West London) is an English saxophonist best known as a member of Ian Dury's backing band The Blockheads, and his twin saxophone solo on their 1978 UK #1 single "Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick". He also appeared on the first version of Nico's album Drama of Exile. August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. ... Northwest is the ordinal direction halfway between west and north on a compass. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ... Ian Dury, in a look combining Gene Vincent with a Cockney pearly king. ... For the prequel to Ico, see Shadow of the Colossus. ... Drama of Exile is the name of a rock album recorded by Nico in 1981. ...

According to Pete Frame's Rock Family Trees, Payne grew up in Clacton, UK, and started playing the clarinet because of his enjoyment of Dixieland jazz. On hearing swing, bebop and Dexter Gordon in the 1960s he moved to London, and began taking lessons and going to jazz clubs. He also took up the soprano saxophone, and began playing in mixed media events. He was drawn into The People Band, and moved with them to Holland.
He met Ian Dury when he visited London in late 1970 - "He thought I was a junkie, I thought he was an idiot" - and returned to Holland. After the People Band played a gig in London with Kilburn and the High Roads in 1971, he was coerced into joining them for a jam at their home, and ended up staying with the band until it broke up in June 1975. He thereafter returned to Clacton; he played 2 gigs with Ronnie Lane, and a few with The Fabulous Poodles. In the meantime Ian Dury managed to launch a solo career, and Payne contributed to a few songs on Dury's first album, New Boots and Panties!!, in 1977. Payne however joined Wreckless Eric's band.
After the completion of his album and its success, Dury allegedly badgered Payne into rejoining his band, now called the Blockheads, full-time; Payne did, and is credited as a co-composer of numerous songs in their catalogue. He left the band in August 1998. Pete Frame is a music journalist, best known for producing intricately-detailed outlines of the history of rock bands for various magazines. ... Town - Clacton-on-Sea Location - Essex, England Founded - 1871 Population (1991) - 45,065 Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula, in Essex, England. ... Dixieland music is a style of jazz. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... Bebop is a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. ... Dexter (Keith) Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was a New York tenor saxophone musician. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with 6. ... Ian Dury, in a look combining Gene Vincent with a Cockney pearly king. ... Ian Dury (May 12, 1942 - March 27, 2000) was a rock and roll singer, songwriter, and bandleader. ... Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed Plonk) best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Ian Dury, in a look combining Gene Vincent with a Cockney pearly king. ... New Boots and Panties!! is a 1977 album by Ian Dury. ... Wreckless Eric (born Eric Goulden on May 18, 1954 in Newhaven, East Sussex, England) is a rock and roll singer/songwriter. ...

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