Jona Lewie
Background information
Born	14 March 1947 (1947-03-14) (age 61) Southampton, England
Genre(s)	Pop
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, Guitar
Years active	1960s – present
Label(s)	Stiff Records
Website	http://www.jonalewie.com/

Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947, Southampton) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Stiff Records is a Record label created in London in 1976 by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument

Career

Lewie joined his first group, The Johnston City Jazz Band, while still at school in 1963, and started in the music industry as a session pianist, before joining the already popular cult rock band, Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, in the late 1960s. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, formed in 1968 and now an occasionally performing British pub and club band celebrate 40 years playing together in 2008 The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The group has been a popular live act for 40 years, their mainstream hit single being "Seaside Shuffle" (1972), released under the one-off nom de disque Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs, "Seaside Shuffle" was an unashamedly commercial disc, quite at odds with the Thunderbolts' usual style, and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. Mainstream is generally the common current of Thought of the Majority. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Terry Dactyl and The Dinosaurs was an English novelty band, which issued a few recordings under that name in the early 1970s The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry ^[1]

However, Lewie looked likely to remain a part of a one-hit wonder group until he was signed up by Stiff Records in 1977. A one-hit wonder is a Music industry term to describe an artist generally known for only one hit single. Stiff Records is a Record label created in London in 1976 by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera Following appearances on the Stiff package tours, he finally scored a solo hit with the humorous synthpop number, "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" (1980) which made the British Top 20. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument ^[2] Although his next single "Big Shot - Momentarily" was a hit in Germany, it failed to make any impact in the UK, but by the end of the year he was back in the British charts with what became his biggest UK hit, "Stop the Cavalry". Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "Stop The Cavalry" is a Song written and performed by the Musician, Jona Lewie. ^[2] He also went on to reach No 2 on the Australian chart in 1981 with "Louise (We Get It Right)" and to have chart successes in many other territories, the most notable being South Africa, France, Belgium, Israel, Switzerland, Austria, South America and Sweden. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

Although now one of Britain's (and, incidentally, Germany's) most familiar Christmas singles, "Stop the Cavalry" was not originally intended as a Christmas song – indeed it was a no 1 Gold Record in France in the summer! In England, however, it was released in late November after the record label spotted the line referring to the festival: "'I wish I was at home, for Christmas'". See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Not only this but the specific style of the brass instruments and bells in the chorus are very noticeable as a 'Christmas' style theme. A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are The melody is loosely based on a theme from Swedish Rhapsody No. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or 1 by Hugo Alfvén, and its major musical elements copied directly from Mozart's Rondo in D Major, K382. ( May 1, 1872 – May 8, 1960) was a Swedish Composer, conductor, Violinist and painter.

The tune and style of "Stop the Cavalry" was later parodied for a series of catchy and humorous TV adverts for John Smith's beer. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand John Smith's is a Brewery founded in 1847 by John Smith at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, England. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea

In December 2005, Lewie appeared in Channel 4's successful Bring Back...The Christmas Number One, along with other stars like David Essex and Slade (all of whom had big Christmas Number Ones. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention David Essex OBE, was born David Albert Cook 23 July 1947, in Plaistow, County Borough of West Ham within Essex. Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ) They only fronted but did not play at the studio recording session of "I'm Going Home. The term studio recording means any recording made in a studio, as opposed to a live recording, which is usually made in a Concert venue or a Theatre " It failed to secure a record deal despite being written by ex-Mud star Rob Davis who also appeared on the show and who co-wrote (with Cathy Dennis) the international million-selling "Can't Get You out of My Head" for Kylie Minogue. A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist Mud were an English Glam rock band, formed in 1968 best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet" which was the UK 's best-selling Cathy Dennis (born Catherine Roseanne Dennis, March 25 1969 Norwich, England) is a Grammy award-winning dance-oriented pop " Can't Get You out of My Head " is a pop-dance song recorded by Australian Singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress.

The lyrics of Lewie's hit "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" Were written by Keef Trouble. Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing Keef Trouble (born Keith Trussell 1949, Greenwich, London is an English composer singer and Musician.

Lewie has not performed for many years but is currently recording a new album for release in 2008.

Albums

• Alias Jona Lewie (1975)
• On The Other Hand There's A Fist (1978)
• Gatecrasher (1980)
• Heart Skips Beat (1982) (produced by Rupert Hine)
• Optimistic (1993)

Singles

One of Lewie's singles on the Sonet Records label: "Cherry Ring" was a hit in the Netherlands in 1976

Original UK 45 rpm single picture cover: Jona Lewie - "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties"

• "Cherry Ring" (1976)
• "The Baby, She's On The Street" (1978)
• "Hallelujah Europa" (1978)
• "God Bless Whoever Made You" (1979)
• "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" (1980)
• "Big Shot - Momentarily" (1980)
• "Stop the Cavalry" (1980)
• "Louise (We Get It Right)" (1981)
• "Shaggy Raggy" (1981)
• "Re-Arranging The Deckchairs On The Titanic" (1981)
• "I Think I'll Get My Hair Cut" (1981)
• "Love Detonator" (1983)

Audio sample

Jona Lewie - "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" excerpt

An excerpt from "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties"

Problems listening to the file? See media help. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Rupert Neville Hine (born 1948 in London is an English musician and also a prolific producer in the Synth pop era helming albums by Kevin Ayers, The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands "Stop The Cavalry" is a Song written and performed by the Musician, Jona Lewie. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments A colloquial expression used to describe a task or plan that is considered more foolish than a waste of time a waste of valuable resources

See also

• List of Christmas carols
• 100 Greatest Christmas Moments
• List of performers on Top of the Pops
• List of Christmas hit singles

References

• Rockin' Around Britain - Pete Frame - Omnibus Press - Bio Data

External links

• Reference to his song being No 2 on Australian Charts in 1981
• Official site
• Greatest Hits
• Nostalgia Central Page
• YouTube video excerpts of Lewie's work