Neil innes was the musical marvel of the rutles, pythons and the bonzo dog doo-dah band, with a genius for treating sittiness seriously and vice versa. five years since he passed, his wife's memoir, an upcoming tribute show and a bonzos box set mean 2024 ends in celebration, yet in his time the business treated him shabbily. "it's a massive body of work," friends and colleagues tell jim irvin, "but he got rather overlooked."

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NEIL INNES was the musical marvel of THE RUTLES, PYTHONS and THE BONZO D

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MOJO Magazine

12 November 2024

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