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Ian Beetlestone

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About Me

Born in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, home of Last of the Summer Wine. Raised on Methodism. Matured on whisky and jazz. Currently on loan to London, commonly sighted in Soho, Clerkenwell and King's Cross.


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Member Since: 1/13/2007
Band Website: ianbeetlestone.com
Band Members: Just me. Toying with the idea of forming a band though so if you're a drummer and you like the songs please give me a shout.
Influences: Jacques Brel, Nina Simone, Cole Porter, Scott Walker, Duke Ellington, the Shangri-Las, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Nat King Cole, Chet Baker, several lost years' raving, Ian Shaw, the Gershwins, Ella Fitzgerald, Prince, Alan Bennett, Knut Hamsun, Rufus Wainwright, God, Mahler, Mozart, Eminem, Tindersticks, Billy Holiday, Jean Cocteau, Dusty Springfield, restaurants, swimming, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Thelonius Monk, Kate Bush, Tricky, Dr John, the Beatles, P J Harvey, Randy Newman, Television, Patti Smith, Harold Arlen, booze, bad men
Sounds Like: Noel Coward on speed and Laphroaig, only not as camp and not as good. Nothing like that actually.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None