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born July 19th 1939, London)

 

Baldry never achieved the sustained commercial success that his talents merited. An undeniably important figure in the history of British rock music, Baldry was a fine blues/rock vocalist who began his career singing folk and blues as a teenager during the 50's. During the sixties Baldry (who was nick-named Long John because of his height - 6' 7") sang with several of the leading groups on the London R'n'B scene.

In 1961 he joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated and a year later sang on their album "R&B At The Marquee", the first British blues album. 1963 saw him as a member of Cyril Davies' All Stars, and following Davies' death in early '64, Baldry re-named the group The Hoochie Coochie Men, and included Rod Stewart as a second vocalist.

He was so highly thought of at this time that he appeared as a solo performer on a Beatles TV special in 1964

The Hoochie Coochie Men broke up in the autumn of 1965 and Baldry and Stewart both joined the short-lived Steampacket along with Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger. After that enterprise folded, he formed Bluesology (autumn '66) which also included Marsha Hunt and a young Elton John.

Throughout this time he was also busy recording solo material and in 1967 he did go on to reach No. 1 in the UK charts with the orchestrated pop ballad "Let The Heartaches Begin".

 

Singles

Jun '64

Up Above My Head/You'll Be Mine

United Artists UP 1056

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Oct '64

I'm On To You Baby/Goodbye Baby

United Artists UP 1078

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Oct '65

House Next Door/How Long Will It Last?

United Artists UP 1107

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Jan '66

Unseen Hands/Turn On Your Lovelight

United Artists UP 1124

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Jun '66

The Drifter/Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart

United Artists UP 1136

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Nov '66

Cuckoo/Bring My Baby Back To Me

United Artists UP 1158

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Oct '67

Let The Heartaches Begin/Annabella

Pye 7N 17585

UK#1

1968

Hold Back The Daybreak/Since I Lost You Baby

Pye 7N 17455

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Aug '68

When The Sun Comes Shinin' Thru/Wise To The Ways Of The World

Pye 7N 17593

UK#29

Oct '68

Mexico/We're Together

Pye 7N 17563

UK#15

Jan '69

It's Too Late Now/Long And Lonely Nights

Pye 7N 17664

UK#21

1969

Wait For Me/Don't Pity Me

Pye 7N 17815

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 E.P.

1964

Long John's Blues United Artists UEP 1013

 

L.P.s

1964

Long John's Blues - Got My Mojo Working/Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You/Roll 'Em Pete/You're Breaking My Heart/Hoochie Coochie Man/Everyday I Have The Blues/Dimples/Five Long Years/My Babe/Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough/Goin' Down Slow/Rock The Joint

United Artists ULP 1081

Nov '66

Looking At Long John - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'/Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart/Make It Easy On Yourself/Let Him Go/Drifter/Cry Me A River/Stop Her On Sight/Turn On Your Lovelight/I Love Paris/Keep On Running/Ain't Nothing You Can Do/Bad Luck Soul

United Artists SULP 1146

1968

Let The Heartaches Begin - . Long & Lonely Night/Stay With Me/Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye/For All We Know/Better By Far/Let The Heartaches Begin/Wise To The Ways Of The World/Since I Lost My Baby/Smile/Annabella (Who Flies To Me When She's Lonely)/We're Together/I Can't Stop Loving You

Pye NSPL 18208

1968

Let There Be Long John -

Pye NSPL 18228

1969

Wait For Me - Sunshine Of Your Love/Spanish Harlem/Henry Hannah's 42nd Street Parking Lot/Man Without A Dream/Cry Like A Baby/River Deep, Mountain High/How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)/Macarthur Park/When Bigadier McKenzie Comes To Town/Lights Of Cincinnati/Spinning Wheel/Wait For Me

Pye NSPL 18306

 

Re-issue

1995

Let The Heartaches Begin/Wait For Me - Long & Lonely Night/Stay With Me/Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye/For All We Know/Better By Far/Let The Heartaches Begin/Wise To The Ways Of The World/Since I Lost My Baby/Smile/Annabella (Who Flies To Me When She's Lonely)/We're Together/I Can't Stop Loving You/ Sunshine Of Your Love/Spanish Harlem/Henry Hannah's 42nd Street Parking Lot/Man Without A Dream/Cry Like A Baby/River Deep, Mountain High/How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)/Macarthur Park/When Bigadier McKenzie Comes To Town/Lights Of Cincinnati/Spinning Wheel/Wait For Me/Mexico (Bonus Track)/When The Sun Comes Shinin' Thru (Bonus Track)