Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947, in Southampton, Hampshire, England) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
Lewis started in the music business as a session pianist, before being asked to join the cult rock band, Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts, in the late 1960s. 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.However, Lewie looked likely to remain a one-hit wonder until he was signed up by Stiff Records in 1977. 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) - (right) which made the British Top 20. Although his next single "Big Shot - Mom
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jona Lewie