Born
Danbury, Essex
Mother – Rita Mabel Hudson
Father – Edward Charles Innes
Brother – Iain Edward Charles Innes
1950 – 1960
Family moved to Bad Harzburg, Germany
(Father in Royal Artillery – Warrant Officer
British Army Occupation of the Rhine)
Attended Goslar Primary School
(British Forces Education Service)
Returned to England in 1955
Passed 11+ (after an Interview)
Attended Thorpe Grammar School, Norwich
A new Co Ed school, joined in the 2nd year
Fell in love with Netball Team
Passed 5 O Levels + 1 A Level Art
1960
Attended Norwich Art School
1962
Attended Goldsmiths College School of Art, London
1963
Started playing with early Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (in the Royal College of Art canteen)
1964 – 1965
Band played in various London Public Houses
1966
Marriage to Yvonne Catherine Hilton in March
Graduated Dip AD in Fine Arts in July
Band turns professional and goes “Up North”
1967
Miles Alexander is born on April 11th
1st Album “Gorilla” is released
Filming “Magical Mystery Tour” in Soho, London
Christmas Special “Do Not Adjust Your Set”
(Both shown on Boxing Day)
1968
First Series “Do Not Adjust Your Set”
Band becomes “Bonzo Dog Band”
2nd Album “The Doughnut In Grannie’s Greenhouse
Hit Single “I’m The Urban Spaceman”
1969
2nd Series “Do Not Adjust Your Set”
3rd and 4th Albums “Tadpoles” + “Keynsham”
Isle of Wight Festival
1st and 2nd Bonzo USA Tours
1970
Bonzos wind up their business affairs
Formed GRIMMS with “Scaffold” and Liverpool Poets
“The World”“unfinished”album“LuckyPlanet”
1970
Last Bonzo gig in January at the Lyceum, London
1971
Luke Zachary is born on April 13th
1972
Bonzos (Contractual Obligation) Album “Lets Make Up And Be Friendly”
1972
Joined forces with “Monty Python” Toured UK and Canada
1973
1st with Tour with “GRIMMS”
Henry Moore’s 75th Birthday in Italy
Solo Album “How Sweet To Be An Idiot”
1974
Monty Python Album “Live At Drury Lane”
Music and Filming for “Holy Grail
1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Rutland Weekend Television with Eric Idle
1976
Monty Python at City Centre New York
1st “Secret Policeman’s Ball”
1978
Barnaby James born on September 20th
BBC 2 Series 1 “The Innes Book Of Records”
1979
Move to Suffolk
BBC 2 Series 2 “The Innes Book Of Records”
Album “The Innes Book Of Records”
1980
Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl
Series 3 “The Innes Book Of Records”
1981
1st Tour of UK with One Man Show
1982
Edinburgh Festival “A Nest of Intervals”
Children’s TV “The Book Tower”
Double Album “Off The Record”
1983
Road crash on 1st May
UK Tour “A Nest of Intervals”
1984
Adapted Terry Jones’ “Fairy Tales” for C4
1985
“Joe Public” Edinburgh Festival
Series 1: “Puddle Lane”
1986
Music for “Eric The Viking”
Series 2: “Puddle Lane”
Series 1: “The Raggy Dolls”
1987
Series 3: “Puddle Lane”
Series 2: “The Raggy Dolls”
1988
Series 4: “Puddle Lane”
Series 3: “The Raggy Dolls”
1989
Series 5: “Puddle Lane”
Series 4: “Raggy Dolls”
1990
Series 5: “The Raggy Dolls”
1991
Final “Puddle Lane”
Series 6: “The Raggy Dolls”
1992
First book: “Gloom, Doom, & Very Funny
Money – Economics for Half-Wits”
Edinburgh Festival: “More Jam Tomorrow”
Series 7: “The Raggy Dolls”
R.I.P. Ollie Halsall
1993
Series 8: “The Raggy Dolls”
1994
Series 9: “The Raggy Dolls”
USA BeatleFests: New York, Chicago
and Los Angeles
CD: “Re-cycled Vinyl Blues”
1995
Songs for “Wind In The Willows”
BBC film “Be Safe With Fireworks” Watch Video
R.I.P. Vivian Stanshall
1996
2nd Rutles Album “Archaeology”
1997
Los Angeles “Rutlefest”
1998
TV Series: “Away With Words”
2000
Grandson Max Jordan born 1st November
“Recollections 1” CD – 14th May
2001
“Rutles Unrugged” Tour of A14
R.I.P George Harrison
“Recollections 2” CD – 17th February
2002
Tour of New Zealand
“Recollections 3 CD”
Concert for George
2003
Los Angeles “7th Python” Filming
Melbourne Comedy Festival
Sydney “Basement” Webcast
2004
USA – “Short Stories and Tall Songs”
(1st US Road Tour + Yvonne’s Blog)
George Bush re-elected
2005
“Spamalot” opens in New York
CD “Works In Progress”
“Neil Innes and Friends” UK + NYC
2nd US Road Tour + Yvonne’s Blog
Granddaughter – Isabella born 20th November
2006
Bonzo Reunion Concert and UK Tour
“Neil Innes and Friends” US Tour
2007
“Pour L’Amour Des Chiens” Album
“Ego Warriors” + John Dowie – Edinburgh
2008
“Rutlemania” 30th Anniversary USA
“Neil Innes and Fatso” Reunion Tour
2009
“Idiot Bastard Band” at the “Wilmington”
2010
“A People’s Guide To World Domination”
US and UK Tours + Yvonne’s Blog
R.I.P. Simon Brunt
2011
“An Evening With…” NFT
“Idiot Bastard Band” at The Water Rats
Audio Memoir project “Radio Noir” begins…
2012
“Idiot Bastard Band” UK Tour
2013
“Rutles” mini Tour of UK
“Another Chance To Get It Right” – UK
2014
“Rutles” UK Tour and Japan
“The Art of Hopelessness” UK Tour
2015
R.I.P. Bonnie Rose
Bonzo 50th Anniversary + Rutles at Koko
Audio Memoir “Radio Noir” continues…
Folk East with Terrafolk
Guernsey literary festival
Big Rutles UK tour
Charity gig with Wild Oats in aldeburgh
2016
Move to France
Rutles tour
2017
Working on Radio Noir.
Small gigs in France with Deborah and Ashley Dow known as Rag Mama Rag
Started building a music studio in basement of house
2018
Studio finished.
Small gigs in France
Steve James over to do the pre -recording for album in Neil’s studio
To Crete with Roger Mcgough.
Big Rutles tour UK
Small solo tour
Small American tour – Beatlefest plus The Cutting Room and the Vault
2019
Rutles tour March
In Australia for a couple of months working on the album sept/oct
Back in France and album Nearly Really pressed and released
Big tour with Bootleg Beatles and full orchestra
Christmas with old friends from the UK
Neil died on 29th December