Jona Lewie

Think You Know Jona Lewie? Think Again.

What do the following names have in common? Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Gene Vincent, Gallagher and Lyle, McGuinness-Flint, Stiff Records, Juke Boy Bonner, The Blues Band? They’re just a sprinkling of the musical legends to have benefited from the all round talents of Jona Lewie. So, if you thought Jona was simply Always in the Kitchen at Parties whilst perennially Stopping the Cavalry every Yuletide, think again. As a creative, seasoned solo performer, he stands head and shoulders above his peers.

With his band, masquerading as Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs for one single, Seaside Shuffle, he climbed to No. 2 in the UK charts. He soon achieved cult status, with boogie based tunes like Piggy Back Sue, much admired by Jools Holland, and The Swan, a Joe Strummer favourite. His singles featured regularly on DJ Charlie Gillett’s Radio One show, and in the Alternative Time Out Singles chart.

Signed to the maverick Stiff Records (he became their longest serving artist) he made On The Other Hand, there’s a Fist, his first solo album, a US underground radio favourite. He was soon back in New York playing at The Bottom Line. When Stiff released You’ll Always Find Him in the Kitchen at Parties and Stop the Cavalry, Jona’s permanent place in the pop firmament was assured. Musically brilliant, intelligent, (he has a degree in Psychology, even.) see him perform, and you’ll realise why he’s destined to remain a coveted British institution for decades to come.