Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry, (January 12, 1941 – July 21, 2005) was a pioneering British blues musician. He played with and influenced many notable British musicians with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry at various stages of the 1960's. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where "Let The Heartaches Begin" reached #1 in 1967 and in Australia where his duet with Kathi McDonald "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" reached the top 5 of the charts in 1980. Baldry lived in Canada from the late 1970s until his death, where he continued to make records and do voiceover work.

Footnotes

1 It is difficult to find a definitive version of Baldry's birthplace. Earlier editions of this article stated that he was born in the village of Haddon. VH1's profile of Baldry states he was born in the village of East Maddon while Allmusic.com claims he was born in London.

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2 Membership of all bands referenced in this article is taken from the Musical Tree page on the Long John Baldry website. (http://www.johnbaldry.com/tree1.asp) The information at the lineup on R&B From The Marquee is taken from Dick Heckstall-Smith and Pete Grant Blowing the Blues: Fifty Years Playing The British Blues Clear Press 2004 page 241 ISBN 1904555047.

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3 See Billboard report on Baldry's death http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000990354

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4 Rod Stewart told the story of his joining Baldry's group in the December 2004 edition of the Reader's Digest republished on Baldry's web site. http://www.longjohnbaldry.com/rodstewartspeaks.asp

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5 The story behind how Elton John got his name is outlined in his entry in Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day Routledge UK 2002 ISBN 0415291615 page 214.

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6 UK chart references are from Baldry's VH1 profile. http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/620364/01112000/baldry_long_john.jhtml Billboard US Chart positions are taken from his Allmusic.com article http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781ED947A57520EFB71670E1FA5CDE2DFE62D9BA5007656392940454880C71ED59E695CAAEF871AB7BAFFF2BE85B05D2CFE453F8CC1740&uid=CAW060507232250&sql=11:gso20r2ac48v~T1.

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7 The story behind "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is outlined on the Allmusic.com article on the writing of the song. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781ED947A57520EFB71670E1FA5CDE2DFE62D9BA5007656392940454880C71ED59E695CAAEF871AB7BAFFF2BE85805D2CCE456FBCC1740&sql=33:qyazqj7roj0a

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8 See the VH1 profile cited earlier.

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9 Sourced from Baldry's official website cited earlier.

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10 Sourced from Baldry's Internet Movie Database article http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049827/.

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11 There are discographies both on Baldry's site and on his Allmusic.com profile.

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