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were members of bands led by Baldry. He enjoyed pop success in 1967 when " Let the Heartaches Begin" reached No. 1 in the UK, and in Australia where his duet with Kathi McDonald, "

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", reached No. 2 in 1980. Baldry lived in Canada from the late 1970s onward, and continued to make records there. Beginning in the mid 1980s, he took up

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work, most notably as Dr. Ivo Robotnik in ''

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Early life

John William Baldry was born on 12 January 1941, at East Haddon Hall, East Haddon, Northamptonshire, which was serving as a makeshift wartime maternity ward. He was the son of William James Baldry (1915–1990), a Metropolitan Police constable and his wife, Margaret Louisa (née Parker; 1915–1989); their usual address was recorded as 18 Frinton Road,

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. His early life was spent in

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, where he attended Camrose Primary School until the age of 11, after which he attended Downer Grammar School (now Canons High School).

Blues bands of the 1960s

Baldry grew to , resulting in the nickname "Long John". He appeared quite regularly in the early 1960s in the Gyre & Gimble coffee lounge, around the corner from

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, and at the Bluesville R. & B. Club,

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, London, also Klooks Kleek (Railway Hotel, West Hampstead). He appeared weekly for some years at Eel Pie Island on the Thames at

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and also appeared at the Station Hotel in

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, one of the

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' earliest venues. In the early 1960s, he sang with

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, with whom he recorded the first British blues album in 1962, '' R&B from the Marquee''. At stages,

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and

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were members of this band while

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and

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played on stage, although none played on the ''R&B at the Marquee'' album. When the Rolling Stones made their debut at the

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in July 1962, Baldry put together a group to support them. Later, he was the announcer introducing the Stones on their United States-only live album '' Got Live If You Want It!'' in 1966. Baldry became friendly with

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after a show at the

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in Liverpool in the early 1960s, leading to an invitation to sing on one of

' 1964 television specials, '' Around The Beatles''. In the special, Baldry performs "Got My Mojo Workin'" and a medley of songs with members of the Vernons Girls trio; in the latter, the Beatles are shown singing along in the audience. In 1963, Baldry joined the Cyril Davies R&B All Stars with

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playing piano. He took over in 1964 after the death of Cyril Davies, and the group became Long John Baldry and his Hoochie Coochie Men featuring

on vocals and Geoff Bradford on guitar. Stewart was recruited when Baldry heard him

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song at Twickenham Station after Stewart had been to a Baldry gig at Eel Pie Island. Long John Baldry became a regular fixture on Sunday nights at Eel Pie Island from then onwards, fronting a series of bands. In 1965, the Hoochie Coochie Men became Steampacket with Baldry and Stewart as male vocalists,

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as the female vocalist and

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. After Steampacket broke up in 1966, Baldry formed Bluesology featuring Reg Dwight on keyboards and

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, later of

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, as well as Caleb Quaye on guitar. Dwight, when he began to record as a solo artist, adopted the name

, his first name from Elton Dean and his surname from John Baldry. Following the departure of Elton John and Bluesology, Baldry was left without a backup band. Attending a show in the Mecca at Shaftesbury Avenue, he saw a five-piece harmony group called Chimera from Plymouth, who had recently turned professional. He approached them after their set to tell them how impressed he was by their vocal harmonies and that they would be ideal to back him on the cabaret circuit he was currently embarking on, which they did.

Solo artist

In 1967, he recorded a pop song " Let the Heartaches Begin" that went to number one in Britain, followed by a 1968 top 20 hit titled "Mexico", which was the theme of the UK Olympic team that year. "Let the Heartaches Begin" made the lower reaches of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US. Baldry was still touring, doing gigs with Bluesology, but the band refused to back his rendition of "Let the Heartaches Begin", and left the stage while he performed to a backing-tape played on a large Revox tape-recorder. In 1971, John and Stewart each produced one side of '' It Ain't Easy'' which became Baldry's most popular album and made the top 100 of the US album chart. The album featured "Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll" which became his most successful song in the US. Baldry's first tour of the US was at this time. The band included Micky Waller, Ian Armitt, Pete Sears, and Sammy Mitchell. Stewart and John would again co-produce his 1972 album ''Everything Stops For Tea'' which also made the lower reaches of the US album charts. The same year, Baldry worked with ex-

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guitarist Dave Ball. The 1979 album ''Baldry's Out'' was recorded in Canada, which he released at Zolly's Forum; a nightclub in Oshawa, underneath the Oshawa Shopping Centre. In a 1997 interview with a German television programme, Baldry claimed to be the last person to see singer

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before Bolan's death on 16 September 1977, having conducted an interview with the fellow singer for an American production company, he says, just before Bolan was killed in a car accident.

Move to Canada, later career

After time in New York City and Los Angeles in 1978, Baldry lived in

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from 1980 to 1984 before settling in

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, British Columbia, where he became a Canadian citizen. He toured the west and east coasts as well as the United States northwest. In 1976, he teamed with

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singer Kathi McDonald, who became part of the Long John Baldry Band, touring Canada and the United States. In 1979 the pair recorded a version of the Righteous Brothers' "

", following which McDonald became part of his touring group for two decades. The song entered the United States ''Billboard'' charts and was a No. 2 hit in Australia in 1980. "(Walk Me Out In the) Morning Dew", a song from his 1980 '' Boys in the Band'' album, became a hit in the Netherlands in 1981. He last recorded with the Stony Plain label. His 1997 album ''Right To Sing The Blues'' won a

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in the Blues Album of the Year category at the Juno Awards of 1997. In 2003, Baldry headlined the British Legends of Rhythm and Blues United Kingdom tour, alongside

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and Paul Williams. Baldry's final United States performance was held at Barrister Hall in Columbus, Ohio, on 19 July 2004. Baldry's final United Kingdom tour as the Long John Baldry Trio concluded with a performance on 13 November 2004 at The King's Lynn Arts Centre, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. The trio consisted of Baldry, Butch Coulter on harmonica and Dave Kelly on slide guitar.

Personal life

According to Giorgio Gomelsky, Baldry's flamboyant mannerisms made his homosexuality an open secret within the music industry during the early 1960s; until 1967, male homosexual acts were unlawful in England and Wales, and so Baldry did not publicly disclose his orientation. Baldry had a brief relationship with Dave Davies of the Kinks. In 1968,

tried to take his own life after relationship problems with a woman, Linda Woodrow. His lyricist

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and Baldry found him, and Baldry talked him out of marrying her. The song " Someone Saved My Life Tonight" from ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'' was about the experience. In 1978, Baldry's then-upcoming album ''Baldry's Out'' announced his formal

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, and he addressed sexuality problems with a cover of Canadian songwriter Barbra Amesbury's "A Thrill's a Thrill".Mark Kowalk
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4 August 2005; http://www.xtra.ca

Health and death

During the mid-1970s, Baldry suffered from depression exacerbated by his collapsing career (particularly the failure of his 1973 album '' Good to Be Alive'') and separation from an Austrian boyfriend who was required to leave the United Kingdom when his visitor visa expired. As a result, he developed an addiction to alcohol and painkillers. Following an incident in which he was allegedly mugged in Amsterdam, Baldry was found barely conscious by his sister, Margaret, in their

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home, having overdosed on Valium and alcohol in an apparent suicide attempt. Baldry was institutionalised for less than a week, reportedly stopping his dependencies cold turkey. By the release of his 1986 album ''Silent Treatment'', Baldry suffered from crippling

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– which required several pairs of special shoes – as well as bronchial and sinus issues. Shortly after moving into a condominium on Vancouver's 4th Avenue in 1995, Baldry was hospitalised and underwent surgery for a bleeding

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. He quit smoking afterwards and ceased performing in clubs that allowed smoking. During a performance in

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promoting his 1999 live album ''Live, Long John Baldry Trio'', Baldry was hospitalised for another bleeding ulcer caused and obscured by his arthritis medication indometacin. A few days after being discharged from Horton General Hospital, he developed agonising gout across his body, prompting Rod Stewart to admit him to the London Clinic, where he stayed for three weeks. In 2002, Baldry remarked that he had developed spinal

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and dorsocervical

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. He underwent hip replacement surgery to treat his osteoporosis, after which

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of the Powder Blues Band noted that he appeared healthier. Although he had ceased smoking, Baldry developed a persistent hacking cough and chronic wheezing by late 2004; according to Felix "Oz" Rexach, Baldry's partner of 25 years, he had fallen ill with

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after returning from a European tour earlier that year. Baldry held a phobia of hospitals, fearing that he would "never come out", and so resisted Rexach's attempts to get him medical attention. After becoming too ill to endure, he was finally admitted to a hospital in March 2005, and was moved to a rehabilitation clinic two weeks later, where Rod Stewart visited him. In early April, his condition deteriorated and he was moved to an intensive care unit, where he was fitted with a

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. Despite weeks of exploratory operations on Baldry's lung, the prognosis was grim; his doctor believed that he was unlikely to survive, and even if he did, he would likely not be able to perform again due to the damage to his lungs. On 1 July, Baldry's condition was deemed beyond treatment, as he had contracted

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due to his depleted immune system. Baldry's personal friend and unofficial archivist, Jeff Edmunds, selected

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's " Up Above My Head" as the last song Baldry listened to. Surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones, Baldry was pronounced dead at 10:30 pm on 21 July 2005 at

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at the age of 64. The

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was listed as a severe chest infection. He was survived by Rexach, his brother Roger, and his sister Margaret.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Singles

EPs

Other recordings

Performances on other albums * (1960) '' 6 Out Of 4'' ~ The Thames-Side Four - Folklore (F-EP/1) 'Live recording of the group with LJB on guitar and vocals.' * (1962) '' R&B from the Marquee'' ~

- Decca (ACL 1130) 'Baldry provides lead vocals on three tracks including " How Long, How Long Blues".' * (1970) '' The First Supergroup'' ~ The Steampacket - BYG Records (529.706) 'Recorded December 1965 the album features tracks with LJB on lead vocals' * (1971) '' The First Rhythm & Blues Festival in England'' ~ Various Artists - BYG Records (529.705) 'Recorded live in February 1964; Baldy sings "2.19" and "Mojo Working"' * (1971) '' Every Picture Tells A Story'' ~

- Mercury (6338 063) 'LJB provides backing vocals on the title track and "Seems Like A Long Time".' * (1972) '' Mar Y Sol: The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival'' ~ Various Artists - Atco Records (SD 2-705) 'Baldry sings a live version of the self-penned "Bring My Baby Back To Me".' * (1975) '' Dick Deadeye: Original Soundtrack'' ~ Various Artists - GM Records (GML 1018) 'Soundtrack to the animated film of the same name with LJB taking lead vocals on three tracks.' * (1975) '' Sumar Á Sýrlandi'' ~ Stuðmenn - Egg (EGG 0000 1/13) 'Rare Icelandic album. Baldry sings the track "She Broke My Heart".' * (1996) '' Bone, Bottle, Brass or Steel'' ~ Doug Cox - Malahat Mountain 'LJB performs "Good Morning Blues" accompanied by Doug Cox.' * (1998) '' You Got The Bread... We Got The Jam!'' ~ Schuld & Stamer - Blue Streak Records (BSCD98001) 'Long John joins with acoustic blues duo Schuld & Stamer on several tracks.' * (2002) '' For Fans Only!'' ~

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- AHA Music 'Features a rare duet with Ravan and Baldry on "Something's Got A Hold On Me". Recorded in 1978.' * (2011) '' The Definitive Steampacket Recordings'' ~ The Steampacket - Nasty Productions 'Features two previously unreleased Steampacket tracks with LJB on lead vocals.' * (2013) '' Radio Luxembourg Sessions: 208 Rhythm Club - Vol. 5'' ~ Various Artists - Vocalion (CDNJT 5319) 'October 1961 recording. LJB sings "Every Day I Have The Blues".' * (2013) '' Radio Luxembourg Sessions: 208 Rhythm Club - Vol. 6'' ~ Various Artists - Vocalion (CDNJT 5320) 'October 1961 recording of LJB singing "The Glory of Love".' TV specials * (1965) ''Rod The Mod'' * (1974) ''The Gospel According To Long John'' * (1985) ''Long John Baldry: Rockin' The Blues'' * (1987) ''Long John Baldry At The Maintenance Shop'' * (1993) ''Long John Baldry In Concert'' * (1993) ''Leverkusen Blues Festival '93: The Long John Baldry Band'' * (1993) ''Waterfront Blues Festival: Long John Baldry'' * (1997) ''Leverkusen Blues Festival '97: Long John Baldry & Tony Ashton'' * (1998) ''Café Campus Blues with Long John Baldry'' * (2001) ''Happy Birthday Blues: Long John Baldry & Friends'' * (2007) ''Long John Baldry: In The Shadow Of The Blues''

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

References

Citations

Bibliography

External links

Official website
replaced with archived version
Long John Baldry Website Archive

Musical Tree ~ JohnBaldry.com
(Baldry band memberships) Archived version of page

recovered archived version of site *
Long John Baldry ~ VH1 profile
* Long John Baldry: Biography ~ AllMusic.com*
''Billboard'' report on Baldry's death 22 July 2005
*
Long John Baldry and The Marquee Club

It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues (Paperback)

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