Jona Lewie

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Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947 in Southampton, England), an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his 1980 UK hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and "Stop the Cavalry."

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Career

While still attending school in 1963, Jona Lewie formed the Johnston City Jazz Band, and by 1968, she had become a blues and boogie singer and pianist. He performed and recorded for the compilation album I Asked for Water She Gave Me in 1969 as a singer/songwriter. Gasoline on the Liberty/UA tag. Some compositions from 1969 were for the album These Blues Meant to Be Barrel Housed on the Yazoo/Blue Goose label in New York, as well as as a solo artist known as John Lewis.

He became acquainted with the blues band Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, who were living in London's Studio 51 club, as a singer and piano player. Brett Marvin joined the Robert Stigwood Organisation in 1970, and Jona Lewie, as part of the band, appeared on television in Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and in 1971, he appeared in a concert with Son House and promoted Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominos. Lewie stayed with Brett Marvin until 1973, the first Lewie hit single being "Seaside Shuffle," another Lewie track, released under the moniker Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs. On the first day of publication in 1971, the record was little, but a re-release in 1972 ranked second on the UK Singles Chart, placing it at number two. In 1973, a Lewie-composed Terry Dactyl album "On a Saturday Night" debuted in the UK charts, and a cover version was a hit in Spain. "She Left, I Died" was the third and final Lewie composition he recorded for the Terry Dactyl catalogue in May 1973, just before leaving the band.

Lewie had originally appeared to be destined to remain a one-hit wonder group after Terry Dactyl's death. However, he continued to write and make recordings, most as a solo artist for Sonet, including "Piggy Back Sue" and "The Swan," which were both performed by BBC Radio London disc jockey Charlie Gillett, who would regularly feature them on his Honky Tonk radio show. At this time, he assisted in the formation of the short-lived Jive Bombers, a London gig circuit that appeared at venues including The Hope and Anchor, Islington, the Greyhound, the 100 Club, and the Marquee Club. Despite Ted Caroll's offering of a record contract with Chiswick Records, the band remained together for six months and was not able to pursue any potential recording work. Iain "Thumper" Thompson, who went on to help form the renowned chart act Darts, guitarist Martin Stone, and drummer Wilgar Campbell were among the band members. This period, on the other hand, culminated in some more recordings that saw Lewie's rise to fame in Europe as a solo recording artist, with two of his Sonet singles "Cherry Ring" and "Come Away (Bate O Pe) gaining solo TV appearances in central and northern Europe.

Despite Lewie's continuing growth as a singer and recording artist, he did not forget his roots as a blues and boogie pianist on albums by American blues singer-guitarist Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (Things Ain't Right on Liberty) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In addition, he accepted Bob Hall's invitations to the boogie-woogie piano parties that Hall threw in the seventies before moving away from London. During the period, English boogie-woogie players would often drop in to spend time with him, comparing notes and discussing styles. Ian Stewart and Bob Hall, as well as Lewie, attended a one-day party in honour of the master American triumvirate of the 1940s: Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, and Pete Johnson.

When Lewie signed to Stiff Records in 1977, his career began to rise. He had a solo hit with the synthpop song "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" in 1980, which he co-authored with fellow Brett Marvin member Keef Trouble, which he performed live with Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals. The song debuted in the top ten in the United Kingdom. Momentarily, his new album, "Big Shot," was a hit in Germany, but not in the United Kingdom. With what became his biggest UK hit, "Stop the Cavalry," he was back in the British charts by 1980. "Louise (We Get It Right)," his follow-up to No. 1, on 1981, reached No. 2 in Australia and 1 in other world territories have achieved chart success. "Vous et Moi" and "The Seed That Always Died" are two of his upcoming French singles. Both "Kitchen at Parties" and "Stop the Cavalry" were hits in Germany at the time of their initial introduction in 1980 and 1981 respectively, and they remained popular in Germany. Both tracks appeared in an all-time German chart that appeared in a high-rated television show in 2010, 2011 and 2011. On two episodes of The Ultimate Chart Show, which aired in 2010 and 2011, Lewie performed the two songs. With the help of a German interpreter, he also addressed the 'chat' portion of the show.

During the 1990s, Lewie performed solo public performances on a 60-day UK tour as guest of the Blues Band, appearing in bars and civic centers, as well as occasional radio and television broadcasts. He appeared on Channel 4's Bring Back...The Christmas Number One in December 2005, as well as David Essex and Slade. They only fronted, but they did not participate in the "I'm Going Home" studio recording session. It was unable to obtain a recording contract. It was written by ex-Mud actor Rob Davis, who also appeared on the program. Lewie performed two songs at the London Ukulele Festival in 2009. Lewie performed on Captain Sensible and the Glitter Band's British tour this year.

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