Long John Baldry’s influence extends far beyond his pivotal role in founding the British blues scene in the early 1960s. Seeing Long John perform in the early 1960s sealed Eric Clapton’s ...
Thirty years ago today—on September 8, 1985—I did an interview with Long John Baldry, who had recently moved to Vancouver from Toronto. I've retyped that old story for all the fans of the ...
From doing demo recordings for the likes of Nick Drake to backing up artists touring soul artists like Patti LaBelle, the ...
Long John Baldry, Peter Green, the Scaffold, Spencer Davis and Alexis Korner. He had a winning stage presence that brought him a loyal following. As Roy Carr pointed out in the NME in 1971 ...
One of the first UK vocalists to perform rock and blues in the early 1950s influential British musician Long John Baldry delivers an engaging and eclectic live set at Germanys Ohne Filter Studios ...
This included a brief fling with blues singer Long John Baldry in the late 60s. Dave might have also visited underground gay ...
T his probably won't surprise you, but some celebrities with cool names were actually born with totally different names.
So I took 'Elton' from Elton Dean and 'John' from Long John Baldry. I wanted to choose a name that nobody had, and it was as quick as that.' ...