Wilko Johnson has died. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Westcliff On Sea on Monday evening, 21st November 2022. He was 75.

RIP Ian and Wilko. Two legends.

Absolutely brilliant! What a legend Ian is... New Boots one of the greatest albums of all time, as well as being hilariously funny. Still miss him, a total original definitely gone way too soon.

Not only is this the best live version of "Sweet Gene Vincent", but the guitar playing Wilko Johnson delivers here is what makes it even more better! XD

Brilliant. Love Ian, so much. and especially the best Vincent out there.

Ian and Joe strummer have that British slang and rasp us Americans love, OI to the UK. I guess it goes both ways across the pond.respect..

R I P Mr Wilko Johnson & Ian Dury, we will not see the like again....

R.I.P. Charley Charles! Great Drummer! Ian Dury, Norman Watt-Roy and Wilko. Total Legends!!!

Rock on forever Wilko...God Bless you Ian....great stuff...

what a heartfelt tribute to one of Dury`s R&R legends!!

the jam, the clash, talking heads, wilco and ian dury & the the blockheads, two tone, the best reggae coming out from jamaica courtesy of the black ark and channel one, the emergence of disco, electro, hip hop and house music in the states ... to have been growing up in the late '70s and '80s was a blessing. even dire straits weren't half-bad back in those days ...

My first LP i bought for my self , and still love it today ,

Written and sung from Ian's huge heart!

Happy seeing this show up in my feed after Wilko's passing. RIP Wilko!

Come on Wilko! 🔥🔥💔💔💔

This is a reminder of how important The Old Grey Whistle Test was . Just look at how many classic performances were captured by it. And Ian Dury and Dr Feelgood, it would be worth it just for that.

Apparently Ian and company played the stardust not long before all them poor innocent souls perished in that awful fire. RIP to everyone that didn’t make it home that terrible night and same to Ian and Wilko. Talent like this will never be back. When there gone they are gone. 🙏🏾

Ian Drury, Legend, no one like him, although one of his heroes was gene Vincent, another energetic singer from the 50's with a handicap.

We never had it so good!

look at wilko tearing it up! such a legend

My brother loved punk i love the BLUECAPS...this is the song that brought us together..god bless you IAN R.I.P...LONG LIVE REAL MUSIC.

Two of my god's..fuckin awesome thank you Wilco and ian

Two of my favourites together on one song; Wilko from Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury on probably my favourite blockheads track, certainly from new boots and panties anyway! I love Feelgood and Dury, two of the most underrated bands in the UK. New boots and panties made my eyes bulge when i first heard it and this was my favourite track with Plaistow Patricia.

Two Greats who ripped the world apart - Ian Dury - a True Rock n Roll Great - and Wilco "Massive Asset" to Rock n Roll Johnson- MAD as a box of frogs - still is, but possibly not for much longer. A legend - my leg end, your leg end - - we love him and always will ------- Wilco xxx

WOW! That is a great testimony to a great iconic track and performance. respect!!!

I'm so pissed off that I have just found this. What an awesome track. My two classics of all time Ian & Wilko. Jonoss if you are still on line you are a sound person . Thank, thanks, thanks so much

Loved this song since I first heard it

Lying in bed here in australia when this song sprung to mind. Always loved it. Thanks for uploading this.thanks thanks thanks.

bloody brilliant

Saw Ian Dury and the blockeads gateshead stadium 1983 (ish) consumate muscians best concert ever for me.

what a fantastic "true" singer, compared to all of today's wanna-be losers... and you can't beat WILKO!!!

13 years ago today we lost Ian, miss & love you old chap!! x Thanks for the upload Jonoss.

Happy Birthday Wilko

Wilko and Ian Dury . A match made in heaven .

What a performer, pure class! Good luck Wilko in your battle with cancer.

A genuine rock and roll genius! Awesome!

It just doesn't get any better than that!

two legends

i met ian live when i was in lunden 1979. i keep in my heart eversince.

Wilko is gone.. but never forgotten...PMc

Outstanding! Their like will never be seen again...... ever!

What a great vid! Ian, Wilko and Norm all in the same band - just magical!

Dead man walking! Almost 2 deaddies walking (Wilko Johnson/John Wilkinson was this:___close to die ½ years ago, refused chemo for his Big C...will watch Solid Senders tonight in Malmö, Sweden, though. First time in 27 years... Was lucky enough to catch Ia Dury sometime in the 9s, @ www.roskilde-festival.dk, amazing! His debut is still up their, among the classics from a simpler era when all you needed was a guitar, an amplifier, a driver, some milk & alcohol and someone to plug it all in and pull it together...

Hey Wilko, thanx for the music and the madness. Hope you make it upto Glasgow if your farewell tour goes ahead. Any time i've met you, the last being November you've been a genuinely nice geezer. Hope to shake your hand one last time. Your a TRUE LEGEND!!

Go Wilko ... Legend. So loved. 😢

I remember this tour, must have been around 1979, I saw them just before christmas at Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent. Go Wiko RIP Ian

First class by Ian a legendary song for Ian's singing Legend God 🙏 Gene Vincent who was appreciated by the UK but not in the USA . I am a Teddy Boy and Gene Vincent will and always will be a True Rock n Roll 📻 legend for the Teddy boy's 👏 . Gene & Ian RIP

Magnficent!

SOULJAHZ ROCKERZ

Thanks Eric. I still feel the hair stand up on the back of my neck when this is played! The x factor & bgt generation dont realise what they have been deprived of and what they are being force fed. Wilko and Norman are still strutting their stuff on the gig circuit and always worth seeing to marvel at their musianship

Thanks for uploading this, Ian is an absolute legend! Brilliant performance

Ian y Wilko, únicos...!!

Ians greatest tune 👍

just pure class love it

Norm Ian and Wilko..stuff of legend!

What a great band the blockheads are, RIP Ian Wilko Charlie Davey oi oi

One of the great one`s.Rocking in heaven whit Gene.....!

2:30. Wilko Johnson in action...

Footnote to previous post, loved Wilco at Stafford Gatehouse in May 2012 and also on TV's Game of Thrones

my memories ae now 240p When they are 144, it is goodbye, my old punks...

GREAT Song :-)))

dream team wilko johnson and ian dury

Great news about Wilko being given the all clear :)

Rest easy Gene and Ian

Wilko was amazing.

Ha ha, Wilko cutting about the stage with that look on his face - great song, great great musicians.

MISSING IAN

Effin brilliant!!!!

Love is all we have....

Outstanding!

Love the Star Trek sideburns.

Wilco old son you are fuckin nuts. RIP the big guy

Up! This is always so great... :D Anna&Tinja

Too right theyt are and doing a fantastic job too!!

WILKO!

Those were the days......😅

sensacional Ian & wilco juntos haciendo este temaso!!!!!

Glad saw this man fab

Thanks for postin this again. Fkn Awesome.

Bloody brilliant

Bravo!

What a treat thx

luv it ian magic

Fantastic.

Ian was great!

love it ian

Marvelous

Rest in peace Wilko

Brilliant!

sadly missed legends!

Outstanding

Going up for tickets tomorrow Brian! This will be an emotional night!!

Blockheads one of the greatest bands

This band was and is insanely brilliant, and of course Ian Dury was a criminally underrated lyricist - bollocks to Bob Dylan and Lou Reed, I'll take Clevor Trever and his pair of squeaky chickies any day.

T Hemphill well said saw Ian and the blockheads on the stiffs tour top tune

Old Grey Whistle Test - the High Point of BBC Music production. This was my religion until it featured fucking "Soft Cell" with a reel-to-reel tape player onstage. The BBC Queers had taken over. Never watched again. This was the show that featured John Otway and Wild Willie Barrett, Bob Marley, Little Feat, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Dire Straits and too many more legends to mention. This was as good as it ever got!

LOVE IT! xxx

OGWT really deserve credit here also, the thinking man's alternative to TOTP. It's given us lots of great stuff like this. Bring it on back. @WhisperingBob (twitter)

Ian gone, Charlie Charles gone and Wilko by his own admission on his way. Love you guys ... rock on

awesome!!!