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John William " Long John " Baldry (12 January 1941 – 21 July 2005) was an English musician and actor. In the 1960s, he was one of the first British vocalists to sing the blues in clubs and shared the stage with many British musicians including the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
Long John Baldry - "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll". From Baldry's 1971 album, "It Ain't Easy."
Apr 15, 2020 · John William "Long John" Baldry (12 January 1941 – 21 July 2005) was an English-Canadian blues singer and voice actor. In the 1960s, he was one of the first British vocalists to...
Long John Baldry. Actor: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Born in Doveshire, England, in 1941, Long John Baldry (calledl "Long John" because he was 6'7") was a pioneer in the British blues-rock scene in the 1960s.
Aug 11, 2005 · John William Baldry, the towering 6’7” British blues pioneer better known as Long John Baldry, died of a lung infection on Jul 21 after spending his last days in Vancouver General Hospital. He had made Vancouver his home for the last 20-odd years of his life.
Jul 25, 2005 · Long John Baldry, a British blues-rock singer who helped start the careers of the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Elton John and other British stars, died on Thursday in Vancouver, British...
Long John Baldry. Actor: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Born in Doveshire, England, in 1941, Long John Baldry (calledl "Long John" because he was 6'7") was a pioneer in the British blues-rock scene in the 1960s.
Jan 7, 2024 · By then he known as Long John Baldry, he tried to be a musician by night whilst holding down a day-job as a commercial artist. But then he turned professional in 1960 as blues slowly was gaining a foothold as part of the British trad jazz scene.
Feb 4, 2008 · John Baldry made his first major breakthrough with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, which included Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger. With that group he played the Ealing Jazz and Marquee clubs and in 1962 released the first British electric blues album, R&B from the Marquee (ACL 1130 Decca).
Nov 29, 2016 · January 12, 1941 — When, in 1975, Elton John sang plaintively that “Someone Saved My Life Tonight,” that someone was blues singer Long John Baldry, who was born on this day. Baldry, known as Long John because of his 6ft 7in stature, had formed a band known as Bluesology some years earlier.
