Jona Lewie
Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947 in Southampton, England) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1980 UK hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and "Stop the Cavalry".[1]
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 Lewie in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Lewis |
| Born | 14 March 1947 Southampton, England |
| Genres | Pop, rock, new wave, blues |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitar |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Stiff Records, Sonet Records, Union Square Music |
| Associated acts | Keef Trouble Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, Bob Hall, Wreckless Eric, Lene Lovich, Wilgar Campbell, Martin Stone, Jools Holland |
| Website | jonalewie |
Career
In 1969, as a singer/songwriter, he made compositions and recordings for the compilation album I Asked For Water She Gave Me ... Gasoline on the Liberty/UA label. Other compositions in 1969 were for the album These Blues is Meant to Be Barrel Housed on the Yazoo/Blue Goose label in New York, still as a solo artist known as John Lewis.
Albums
- Alias Jona Lewie (1975)
- On the Other Hand There's a Fist (1978)
- Gatecrasher (compilation of singles for Sonet, 1980)
- Heart Skips Beat (1982)
- Optimistic (1993)
- Ukephoric: The London Ukulele Festival 2009 (2010)
References
- ↑ "JONA LEWIE". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
Other websites
- Official site
- Greatest Hits Archived 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- The Top 10 Christmas Songs of The Last Decade Archived 2017-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Bestiff.co.uk Archived 2006-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Reference to his song being No 2 on Australian Charts in 1981[dead link]