Long John Baldry (eredeti nevén John William Baldry; (East Haddon, Egyesült Királyság, 1941. január 12. – Vancouver, Kanada , 2005. július 21.) angol énekes, gitáros és színész. Az 1960-as években ő volt az egyik első brit énekes, aki bluest énekelt klubokban. Számos brit zenésszel, köztük a Rolling Stones-szal és a Beatles-szel lépett színpadra.
Ragadványnevét (Long John) magas, vékony termete miatt kapta.
Életpályája 1941. január 12-én született East Haddonban, Angliában. Szülei: William James Baldry és Margaret Louisa Parker voltak. Az 1960-as években ő volt az egyik első brit énekes, aki bluest énekelt klubokban. Számos brit zenésszel, köztük a Rolling Stones-szal és a Beatles-szel lépett színpadra. 1980-ban kanadai állampolgár lett. 1980 és 1984 között Dundasban élt, Ontarioban, és fellépett a torontói klubokban lépett fel, ahol Bob és Daniel Lanois-szal közösen rögzítette a Long John Baldry című albumot. 1985-ben telepedett le Vancouverben.
2005. július 21-én kórházban hunyt el Vancouverben, fertőzés következtében.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/long-john-baldry-dies-in-vancouver-1.544973
Zenekarai Zenekarok: The Steampacket (1965–1966), Blues Incorporated (1961–1963), Bluesology (1966–1968), All-Stars
Diszkográfiája
Studióalbumok ÉvCímKiadóKatalógus1964 Long John's Blues United Artists ULP 10811966 Looking at Long John United Artists ULP 11461968 Let the Heartaches Begin Pye Records NPL 182081969 Wait for Me Pye Records NSPL 183661971 It Ain't Easy Warner Bros. WS 19211972 Everything Stops for Tea Warner Bros. BS 26141973 Good to Be Alive GM Records GML 10051976 Welcome to Club Casablanca Casablanca Records NBLP 7035-V1979 Baldry's Out! EMI Capitol ST 64591980 Boys in the Band Quality Records SV 20681980 Long John Baldry EMI Capitol SW 170381982 Rock With the Best EMI Capitol ST 64901986 Silent Treatment Musicline Records ML 000l1991 It Still Ain't Easy Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music SPCD 1163 / HYCD 200 1221996 Right to Sing the Blues Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music SPCD 1232 / HYCD 296 1672001 Remembering Leadbelly Stony Plain Records SPCD 1275
Élő felvételek ÉvCímKiadóKatalógus1986 Long John Baldry & Friends Musicline Records ML 00021987 This Is Japan (Diamond Club, Toronto 6 September 1987) Musicline Records Unreleased1989 A Touch of the Blues Musicline Records ML 00051993 On Stage Tonight - Baldry's Out! Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music SPCD 1192 / HYCD 200 1351999 Evening Conversation Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music SPCD 1268 / HYP 01912009 Live - Iowa State University Angel Air Records SJPCD310
Válogatások ÉvCímKiadóKatalógus1982 The Best of Long John Baldry EMI Capitol SN 661241995 A Thrill's A Thrill: The Canadian Years EMI S22Z 296091998 Let the Heartaches Begin: The Pye Anthology Sequel Records 422982005 Boogie Woogie: The Warner Bros. Recordings Rhino Handmade RHM2 78962006 Looking at Long John Baldry: The UA Years 1964-1966 EMI 0946 3 50899 22014 The Best of the Stony Plain Years Stony Plain Records SPCD 1376
Kislemezek ÉvA-oldalB-oldalKiadóKatalógus 1964 You'll Be Mine Up Above My Head United Artists UP 1056 1964 I'm on to You Baby Goodbye Baby United Artists UP 1078 1965 How Long Will It Last? House Next Door United Artists UP 1107 1966 Unseen Hands Turn on Your Love Light United Artists UP 1124 1966 The Drifter Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart United Artists UP 1136 1966 Cuckoo Bring My Baby Back to Me United Artists UP 1158 1967 Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart Let Him Go (And Let Me Love You) United Artists UP 1204 1967 Let the Heartaches Begin Annabella Pye Records 7N 17385 1967 Let the Heartaches Begin Hey Lord You Made the Night Too Long Pye Records 7N 17408 1968 Hold Back the Daybreak Since I Lost You Baby Pye Records 7N 17455 1968 When the Sun Comes Shining Thru Wise to the Ways of the World Pye Records 7N 17593 1968 Mexico We're Together Pye Records 7N 17563 1969 It's Too Late Now The Long and Lonely Nights Pye Records 7N 17664 1969 Wait for Me Don't Pity Me Pye Records 7N 17815 1970 Well I Did Setting Fire to the Tail of a Fox Pye Records 7N 17921 1970 When the War Is Over Where Are My Eyes? Pye Records 7N 45007 1971 Rock Me When He's Gone Flying Warner Bros. K 16105 1971 Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll Black Girl Warner Bros. GS 45105 1971 Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll Mr. Rubin Warner Bros. WB.16099 1972 Iko Iko Mother Ain't Dead Warner Bros. K 16175 1972 Everything Stops for Tea Hambone Warner Bros. K 16217 1972 Mother Ain't Dead You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover Warner Bros. WB 7617 1973 She Song for Martin Luther King GM Records GMS 9005 1974 Crazy Lady End of Another Day ABC Records ABC 4016 1975 Let Me Pass High and Low Casablanca Records Casablanca 600 1976 This Boy's in Love Again Song for Martin Luther King GM Records GMS 9043 1977 On Broadway On Broadway (instrumental) GM Records GMS 9045 1977 Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll Tell Me Something I Don't Know Atlantic Records CATX 40011 1979 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Baldry's Out EMI Capitol 006-86113 1979 A Thrill's a Thrill Baldry's Out EMI Capitol EA 103 1979 A Thrill's a Thrill Find You EMI Capitol 1A 006-860571979 1979 Come and Get Your Love Lonely Nights EMI Capitol 72808 1979 1980 (Walk Me Out in The) Morning Dew I Want You, I Love You EMI Capitol 006-86329 1980 Any Day Now Work for Me EMI Capitol 72841 1981 Too Late for Crying 25 Years of Pain EMI Capitol 72874 1982 Stay the Way You Are Midnight Show EMI Capitol 72878 1985 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) Mystery to Me Line Records LS 1.00005 1986 Silent Treatment Our Love Is in Limbo Musicline Records MLS 002 1986 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Carnival Musicline Records MLS 003 1986 Ain't That Peculiar Spoonful Musicline Records MLS 004 1987 This Is Japan When the World Doesn't Love You Musicline Records MLS 005 1987 Silent Treatment A Life of Blues Pläne Records B-4791
EPk ÉvCímFelvételekKiadóKatalógus 1965 Long John's Blues "Dimples" / "Hoochie Coochie Man" / "My Baby" / "Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough" United Artists UEP 1013 1967 Cuckoo "Cuckoo" / "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" / "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" / "Bring My Baby Back to Me" United Artists UEP 36.108 1992 Midnight in New Orleans "Midnight in New Orleans" / "Introduction" / "Good Morning Blues" / "As Long as I Feel the Spirit" / "Black Girl" / "Ain't the Peculiar" Hypertension Music HYCDS 100 103 1995 ...Some Thrills EMI DRPO 1132 Five track promo with a previously unreleased version of "Passing Glanes" 2018 Filthy McNasty "Filthy McNasty" / "Backwater Blues" / "St. James Infirmary" / "Money's Getting Cheaper" Rhythm & Blues Records REP21
Egyéb lemezei ÉvCímMegjegyzések 1959 Gallows Pole Unissued Schott Music Corp. demo. 1965 Mister Someone From the ITV television play The End of Arthur's Marriage 1968 Let There Be Long John Pye Records; Unreleased album 1970 Madame Unissued ATV-Kirshner / Pye demo. 1981 Ken's Theme Recorded for the documentary film The Devil at Your Heels 1984 Run Through the Jungle Unissued single that received some radio play. 1987 The Luckiest Man Alive Self-penned opening song to the comedy Home Is Where The Hart Is 2004 Baldry's Back Stony Plain Records; Unreleased album 2004 Baldry's Back Self-penned title track from the unissued album 'Baldry's Back' 2004 Marriage Meltdown Self-penned track from the unissued album 'Baldry's Back' 2004 I Ain't Superstitious Track from the unissued album 'Baldry's Back' 2004 Baby Please Don't Go Track from the unissued album 'Baldry's Back'
Közreműködései egyéb albumokon (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 ~ Blues Incorporated - 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 ~ Rod Stewart - 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! ~ Genya Ravan - 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
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