Long John Baldry
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 sing the blues in clubs and shared the stage with many British musicians including the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Before achieving stardom, Rod Stewart and Elton John 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 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" reached No. 2 in 1980.
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 Baldry in 1972 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John William Baldry |
| Born | 12 January 1941 East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England |
| Died | 21 July 2005 (aged 64) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Blues, blues rock, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer – Voice actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1957–2004 |
| Labels | Decca, United Artists Records, Pye Records, Warner, GM Records, ABC Records, Casablanca Records, Atlantic Records, EMI, Music Line Records, Stony Plain Records, Hypertension Music |
| Associated acts | Blues Incorporated, R&B All Stars, Hoochie Coochie Men, Steampacket, Bluesology, Elton John, Rod Stewart |
Baldry lived in Canada from the late 1970s until his death. He continued to make records there, and do voiceover work. His best-known voice role was as KOMPLEX in Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars.
Early life
John Baldry was born at East Haddon Hall, East Haddon, Northamptonshire, which was serving as a makeshift wartime maternity ward,[1] on 12 January 1941, 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, East Ham. His height was noticed as a baby thus giving him his "Long" nickname during his childhood.[2]
His early life was spent in Edgware, Middlesex 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 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), resulting in the nickname "Long John". Baldry appeared quite regularly in the early 1960s in the Gyre & Gimble coffee lounge, around the corner from Charing Cross railway station, and at the Brownsville R. & B. Club, Manor House, London, also "Klooks Kleek" (Railway Hotel, West Hampstead). He appeared weekly for some years at Eel Pie Island on the Thames at Twickenham and also appeared at the Station Hotel in Richmond, one of the Rolling Stones' earliest venues.
In the early 1960s, he sang with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, with whom he recorded the first British blues album in 1962, R&B from the Marquee. At stages, Mick Jagger, Jack Bruce and Charlie Watts were members of this band while Keith Richards and Brian Jones played on stage, although none played on the R&B at the Marquee album.[3] When The Rolling Stones made their debut at the Marquee Club in July 1962, Baldry put together a group to support them. Later, Baldry was the announcer introducing the Stones on their US-only live album, Got Live If You Want It!, in 1966.
Baldry became friendly with Paul McCartney after a show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in the early 1960s, leading to an invitation to sing on one of The Beatles 1964 TV 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.[4]
In 1963, Baldry joined the Cyril Davies R&B All Stars with Nicky Hopkins 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 Rod Stewart on vocals and Geoff Bradford on guitar. Stewart was recruited when Baldry heard him busking a Muddy Waters song at Twickenham Station after Stewart had been to a Baldry gig at Eel Pie Island.[5] 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, Julie Driscoll as the female vocalist and Brian Auger on Hammond organ. After Steampacket broke up in 1966, Baldry formed Bluesology featuring Reg Dwight on keyboards and Elton Dean, later of Soft Machine, as well as Caleb Quaye on guitar. Dwight, when he began to record as a solo artist, adopted the name Elton John, his first name from Elton Dean and his surname from John Baldry.[6]
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, Devon, who had recently turned professional. He approached them after their set and said how impressed he was by their vocal harmonies and that they would be ideal to back him on the cabaret circuit he was currently embarked on. This 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-Procol Harum guitarist Dave Ball.[7]
Baldry had mental health problems and was institutionalised for a brief time[8] in 1975. 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 Marc Bolan 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.[9]
Move to Canada, later career
After time in New York City and Los Angeles in 1978, Baldry settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became a Canadian citizen. He toured the west coast, as well as the US Northwest. Baldry also toured the Canadian east.
In 1976, he teamed with Seattle singer Kathi McDonald who became part of the Long John Baldry Band, touring Canada and the US. In 1979 the pair recorded a version of The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin", following which McDonald became part of his touring group for two decades. The song entered the US Billboard charts but was a No. 2 hit in Australia in 1980. He last recorded with the Stony Plain label. His 1997 album Right To Sing The Blues won a Juno Award in the Blues Album of the Year category in the Juno Awards of 1997.
In 2003 Baldry headlined the British Legends of Rhythm and Blues UK tour, alongside Zoot Money, Ray Dorset and Paul Williams.[10] He played Columbus, Ohio, on 19 July 2004, at Barristers Hall with guitarist Bobby Cameron, in a show produced by Andrew Myers. They played to a small group, some came from Texas. [8] Two years previously the two had a 10-venue sell-out tour of Canada.
Baldry's final UK Tour as 'The Long John Baldry Trio' concluded with a performance on Saturday 13 November 2004 at The King's Lynn Arts Centre, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. The trio consisted of LJB, Butch Coulter on harmonica and Dave Kelly on slide guitar.[11]
Personal life
Baldry was openly gay during the early 1960s, at least amongst his friends and industry peers. However, he did not make a formal public acknowledgement of this until the 1970s. This was possibly because until 1967 in Britain, male homosexual conduct was still a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment.
In 1968, Elton John tried to commit suicide after relationship problems with a woman, Linda Woodrow. His lyricist Bernie Taupin and Baldry[12] 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.[13][14] The name "Sugar Bear" in the song is a reference to Baldry.
Baldry had a brief relationship with lead-guitarist of The Kinks, Dave Davies.[13][15][16] In 1978 his then-upcoming album Baldry's Out announced his formal coming out, and he addressed sexuality problems with a cover of Canadian songwriter Bill Amesbury's "A Thrill's a Thrill".[17]
Death
Baldry died 21 July 2005, in Vancouver General Hospital, of a severe chest infection. He was survived by his partner, Felix "Oz" Rexach,[18] a brother, Roger, and a sister, Margaret.[19]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Cat. No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Long John's Blues | United Artists | ULP 1081 |
| 1966 | Looking at Long John | United Artists | ULP 1146 |
| 1968 | Let the Heartaches Begin | Pye Records | NPL 18208 |
| 1968 | Let There Be Long John | Pye Records | Unreleased |
| 1969 | Wait for Me | Pye Records | NSPL 18366 |
| 1971 | It Ain't Easy | Warner Bros. | WS 1921 |
| 1972 | Everything Stops for Tea | Warner Bros. | WB 46 160 |
| 1973 | Good to Be Alive | GM Records | GML 1005 |
| 1976 | Welcome to Club Casablanca | Casablanca Records | NBLP 7035-V |
| 1979 | Baldry's Out! | EMI Capitol | ST 6459 |
| 1980 | Boys in the Band | Quality Records | SV 2068 |
| 1980 | Long John Baldry | EMI Capitol | SW 17038 |
| 1982 | Rock With the Best | EMI Capitol | ST 6490 |
| 1982 | The Best of Long John Baldry | EMI Capitol | SN 66124 |
| 1986 | Silent Treatment | Musicline Records | ML 000l |
| 1986 | Long John Baldry & Friends | Musicline Records | ML 0002 |
| 1987 | This Is Japan (live album, rec'd: Diamond Club, Toronto 06/09/87) | Musicline Records | Unreleased |
| 1989 | A Touch of the Blues | Musicline Records | ML 0005 |
| 1991 | It Still Ain't Easy | Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music | SPCD 1163 / HYCD 200 122 |
| 1993 | On Stage Tonight - Baldry's Out! | Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music | SPCD 1192 / HYCD 200 135 |
| 1995 | A Thrill's a Thrill: The Canadian Years | EMI | S22Z 29609 |
| 1996 | Right to Sing the Blues | Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music | SPCD 1232 / HYCD 296 167 |
| 1998 | Let the Heartaches Begin: The Pye Anthology | Sequel Records | 42298 |
| 1999 | Evening Conversation | Stony Plain Records / Hypertension-Music | SPCD 1268 / HYP 0191 |
| 2001 | Remembering Leadbelly | Stony Plain Records | SPCD 1275 |
| 2004 | Baldry's Back | Stony Plain Records | Unreleased |
| 2005 | Boogie Woogie: The Warner Bros. Recordings | Rhino Handmade | RHM2 7896 |
| 2006 | Looking at Long John Baldry: The UA Years 1964-1966 | EMI | 0946 3 5o899 |
| 2009 | Live - Iowa State University | Angel Air Records | SJPCD310 |
| 2014 | The Best of the Stony Plain Years | Stony Plain Records | SPCD 1376 |
Singles
| Year | A-Side | B-Side | Label | Cat. No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
EPs
| Year | Title | Tracks | Label | Cat. No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (SOS) / 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 | 5 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 |
Other Recordings
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Gallows Pole | Unissued Schott Music Corp. demo. |
| 1965 | Mister Someone | From the ITV television play The End of Arthur's Marriage |
| 1970 | Madame | Unissued ATV-Kirshner / Pye demo. |
| 1981 | Ken's Theme | Recorded for the documentary film The Devil at My 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 | 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' |
Appearances 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 ~ 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 Feb 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
Acting credits
- (1971) Up the Chastity Belt [Film] - as Little John
- (1973) The Big Rock Candy Mountain [Play] - as The Cowboy aka Narrator
- (1975) Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done [Animated film] - as The Major General / Monarch Of The Sea
- (1985) Star Wars: Ewoks [Animated TV series] - as Additional Voices
- (1985) Star Wars: Droids [Animated TV series] - as Proto One / The Great Heep
- (1988) Peter Pan: The Musical [Play] - as Captain Hook
- (1989) Captain N: The Game Master [Animated TV series] - as King Charles / Little John / Clock Man / The Poltergeist King
- (1989) Dragon Warrior [Animated TV series] - as Narrator
- (1990) The New Adventures of He-Man [Animated TV series] - as Treylus (uncredited)
- (1990) Angel Square [Film] - as Radio Announcer
- (1990) The Comic Book Christmas Caper [Film] - as Voice
- (1990) A Klondike Christmas [Animated TV special] - as Bear-Paw
- (1991) Captain Zed and the Zee Zone [Animated TV series] - as Captain Spring
- (1991) MacGyver [TV series] - as Man #2
- (1991) Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars [Animated TV series] - as KOMPLEX
- (1991) Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas [Animated TV Christmas special] - as Nilus the Sandman
- (1992) Bucky O'Hare: The Arcade Game [Game] - as KOMPLEX
- (1993) Jack's Place [TV series] - as Tall Man
- (1993) Hurricanes [Animated TV series] - as Additional Voices
- (1993) Madeline [Animated TV series] - as Greybeard the Pirate
- (1993) Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - Doctor Ivo Robotnik
- (1994) ReBoot [Animated TV series] - as Captain Capacitor / Old Man Pearson
- (1994) Nilus the Sandman: Monsters in the Closet [Animated TV special] - as Nilus the Sandman
- (1995) Blame It on the Blues [Film] - as Bartender
- (1995) Nilus the Sandman: The First Day [Animated TV special] - as Nilus the Sandman
- (1996) Nilus the Sandman [Animated TV series] - as Nilus the Sandman
- (1996) The Adventures of Corduroy [Animated TV series] - as Mr. Tusk
- (1997) The Original Story of Winnie the Pooh [Audiobook] - as Narrator
- (1998) Camelot: The Legend [Animated film] - as Merlin
- (1998) Pocket Dragon Adventures [Animated TV series] - as King Bigoty
- (1998) Fat Dog Mendoza [Animated TV series] - as The Golden Volcano God
- (1998) RoboCop: Alpha Commando [Animated TV series] - as The Premier
- (1999) Toad Patrol [Animated TV series] - as Mistle-Toad
- (1999) Sabrina the Animated Series [Animated TV series] - as Captain Jean Lafitte
- (2002) The New Beachcombers [TV special] - as Member Of JJ's Jugband
- (2002) Snow Queen [Film] - Rutger The Reindeer (voice)
- (2003) Ben Hur [Animated film] - as Balthazar
Bibliography
- Bob Brunning (1986) Blues: The British Connection, London: Helter Skelter, 2002, ISBN 1-900924-41-2
- Bob Brunning, The Fleetwood Mac Story: Rumours and Lies - Omnibus Press, 2004, foreword by B.B.King
- Dick Heckstall-Smith (2004) The safest place in the world: A personal history of British Rhythm and blues, Clear Books, ISBN 0-7043-2696-5 - First Edition: Blowing The Blues - Fifty Years Playing The British Blues
- Christopher Hjort Strange brew: Eric Clapton and the British blues boom, 1965-1970, foreword by John Mayall, Jawbone (2007), ISBN 1-906002002
- Paul Myers: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues, Vancouver 2007 - GreyStone Books
- Harry Shapiro Alexis Korner: The Biography, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London 1997, Discography by Mark Troster
References
- It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues, Paul Ward, Greystone Books, 2007, p. 5
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005-2008
- Heckstall-Smith, Dick and Grant, Pete. Blowing the Blues: Fifty Years Playing The British Blues. Clear Press, 2004, page 241. ISBN 1-904555-04-7. (R&B From The Marquee lineup)
- Around the Beatles, Associated-Rediffusion Television (UK), first broadcast 6 May 1964; DVD release in several editions, including Beatles Around the World (RBC Entertainment, 2003)
- "The Making of a Legend" by Rod Stewart at LongJohnBaldry.com, originally published in Reader's Digest, December 2004.
- Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day: Elton John. Routledge UK, 2002, Page 214. ISBN 0-415-29161-5.
- "Dave Ball talks to Antonio Costa Barbé". Procolharum.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- Myers, Paul (2007). It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues. ISBN 978-1-55365-200-7.
- "John Baldry". YouTube. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- "Guildford Civic Centre Review by Al Kirtley". alkirtley.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- Archived 13 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- Burnett, Richard (20 July 2012), Three Dollar Bill (column), "Sugar Bear" (prior versions of 2007 and 2005 archived at hour.ca). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- "Originals, Long John Baldry". BBC. 2 May 2009. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Mike DeGagne. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- "(Featuring Long John Baldry)". Blues Underground Network. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- "Long John Baldry - Biography". The Marquee Club. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- Mark Kowalk, Pioneering gay blues musician Long John Baldry dies Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine Xtra! West 4 August 2005; http://www.xtra.ca.
- Rexach, a native of New York City, who had been Baldry's partner for over 25 years. See Graham Rockingham (9 October 2007). "King of British blues: All hail Long John! New book on Baldry pays close attention to his years in Dundas". Hamilton Spectator. Review of Paul Myers, It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues (Douglas & McIntyre).
- Pioneering gay blues musician Long John Baldry dies. Music legend leaves the gay community proud. By Mark Kowalk Aug 10, 2005, 8:00 PM EDT. Accessed September 23, 2018
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- Profile at GTA agency recovered archived version of site
- London (Ontario) Free Press report of death published 23 July 2005
- Long John Baldry ~ VH1 profile
- Long John Baldry: Biography ~ AllMusic.com
- Billboard report on Baldry's death 22 July 2005
- Long John Baldry at IMDb
- Long John Baldry and The Marquee Club
- It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues (Paperback)
- Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues (documentary)
- Long John Baldry at Find a Grave
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