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Terry Dactyl, aka Jona Lewie, (born John Lewis, on 14 March 1947 in Southampton) was a UK vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. He started as a session pianist, joining the cult pub-rock group Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts in 1968. They were a popular live act for several years. Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, March 14, 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A Multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays multiple instruments (not necessarily at the same time). ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... See also: 1967 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ...

Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts were invited to play at London's famous Studio 51 Club by the late British blues singer, Jo Ann Kelly. They soon became the resident band there, and for four years ran a Sunday session as a drop-in spot for blues musicians. Amongst the famous visitors were: Howlin' Wolf, Fred McDowell, Dave Kelly, Medicine Head, Steve Miller Band, Lol Coxhill, Sam Mitchell, Mick Taylor, Larry Johnson, Tony McPhee, The Groundhogs and Long John Baldry. Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Howlin Wolf album cover Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976), better known as Howlin Wolf, was an influential blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player. ... Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904-July 3, 1972), called Mississippi Fred McDowell, was a blues singer and guitar player. ... Dave Kelly is one of the current co-hosts of Citytv Calgarys Breakfast Television. ... Medicine Head was a British British blues rock band active in the 1970s. ... Steve Miller is a blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. ... Lowen Coxhill, almost universally known as Lol Coxhill, born September 19, 1932, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, is a free improvising saxophonist. ... Sam Mitchell refers to: Sam Mitchell (footballer), Australian rules player for the Hawthorn Football Club. ... Mick Taylors debut solo album originally released in 1979. ... There are three professional athletes and a political commentator named Larry Johnson: Larry Johnson (baseball) Larry Johnson (basketball), a. ... Tony McPhee (born March 22, 1944) is an English blues guitarist and founder of the late 1960s blues group The Groundhogs. ... The Groundhogs were a British blues band founded in 1963, which toured extensively in the 1960s and continued in existence for a number of decades. ... John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 – July 21, 2005) was a pioneering British blues musician. ...

But their only mainstream hit was with Seaside Shuffle (1972), released under the one-off, jokey, "nom de disque" of Terry Dactyl and 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. Jona Lewie composed the words and music to the song. The track was issued on the UK Records label, and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in the August of that year. It earned them a coveted silver disc. Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. ... See also: 1971 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed Elvis Presley Blvd January 20 - Pink Floyd debuts Dark Side of the Moon during a performance at... Mungo Jerry is a band from the 1970s whose line-up was initially frontman/singer/vocalist/main composer and guitarist Ray Dorset, pianist Colin Earl, vocalist banjo-/guitar-player and composer Paul King, bass-player Mike Cole and percussion-player Joe Rush; and were famous mostly for their classic hit... In the Summertime was a major release in late summer 2004 for Thirsty Merc and a smash hit on the album. ... Jonathan King launched his own record label UK Records to distribute his own releases and some other artists in 1972. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...

But, after the follow-up On A Saturday Night only just made the Top Fifty, Lewie himself quickly left the group. It consigned the outfit to perennial one-hit wonder status. In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist who is generally known for only one hit single. ...

Opening Lyrics

It's a warm day

The sun is shining

Someone says "Let's go to Brighton"

Single Discography

• Seaside Shuffle b/w Ball And Chain - (1972) - Number 2
• On A Saturday Night b/w Going Round The World - (1973)
• She Left; I Died b/w Too Self Centred - (1973)

1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

External links

• "Seaside Shuffle" Lyrics Website
• Mini biography from BBC website
• Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts website