Search - Long John Baldry :: A Thrill's a Thrill: The Canadian Years (2-CD Set)

5 Stars for Long John ..God Rest His Soul .

David Booker | Denver Co | 08/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Boojjie Woojjie music fans your dreams have come true ... The Famous Album "It Ain't Easy" is being released September 05 .with a bonus track or two . rest assured, the track you all want is on there! . A little late for John , as he sadly has just left us this July .He and I were neighbours in London in the 70's , he lived down the street from me in Muswell Hill with his Mum. we spent many a tube train ride together on the way in to Central London ..A great gentle guy . He will be missed . Look out for the OTHER disc too , "Everything Stops For Tea' released simoultaneously with "It Aint Easy" .. I believe Stony Plain are putting these out ...R.I.P. Long John ...news on his website www.longjohnbaldry.com"

Rich Legacy Of Music Drenched In Blues

prisrob | New England USA | 03/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Baldry was larger than life, and he took great joy in his life. As pop musical fads and fancies waxes and wanes, he dipped into his own legacy of music, drenched in blues, always willing to try something different and perpetually entertaining." Richard Flohil



William John Baldry, aka, Long John Baldry is an intriguing figure in the history of pop music. From Englnd, he was a tall man 6 feet 7, and he would embellish his height with top hats and stacked heels. He learned the guitar at an early age and played in blues bands with Big Bill Broonzy, Muddy Waters, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. He discovered Rod Stewart, Elton John and Eric Clapton. They consider him the father of the British Rock Scene. After he came to the United States he turned to his blues based music. Here he was in the land of the blues, but he found New York City too crowded ,and in Los Angeles, he could not breathe. He found Canada had a lot of the energy of the United States without the downsides. He moved first to Toronto and then to Vancouver where the Canadians embraced him. His rich, low voice was perfect for the blues -based rock he so loved. My best friend and I found Long John Baldry over a year ago and have embraced all that is Baldry.



This two disc CD has combined all of the blues based rock songs that Long John Baldry made his own. This is the best CD of his seventeen. One listen and you are lost in the legend that is long John Baldry. There are 30 songs that proclaim his right in the history of blues and rock n roll.



`Baldry's Out'- Long John Baldry had mental health issues and after discharge from an institution he made this CD. The song, 'Baldry's Out' was the first time Baldry sang with Kathi McDonald. She was an ex-Ikette and had sung with Joe Cocker. This was but the first song of many to come.



`You've Lost That Loving Feeling' written by Phil Spector and a slow song that showcased Kathi McDonald and Long John Baldry. This song made the top 100.



`Find You'- an original song by Long John Baldry, a rousing tune.



`A Thrill's a Thrill- this was for its time a risqué song. It was written when sexual barriers were tumbling. It was a song about the place and time, and is one of our favorites.



`Any Day Now'- a Burt Bacharach song was the `big ballad' with a great sax solo by Rick Morrison.



`Morning Dew'-an underground hit by the Grateful Dead brought Baldry back to his days as an acoustic folkie.



`You're Good With Your Love'- another lilting duet with Kathy McDonald.



`Darlin'- a slightly old fashioned standard- love this song and Long John is the man for this song.



`River's Invitation'- one of the best songs on the CD-a classic Percy Mayfield tune.



`Passing Glances'- written by an old bandmate, Mick Clarke, great music from his band and the sax man, Rick Morrison.



`It Aunt Easy-written by Ron Davies- a good ole bluesy ballad.



'25 Years of Pain'-"It took just one hour of your lovin to cure 25 years of pain-" great blues.



`Let The Heartaches Stop'-a corner stone of Baldry's feelin's.



`The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More'-old Walker Brothers hit that reflects Baldry's loneliness



`It Still Ain't Easy'- a song to mark the 20th anniversary of Baldry's first album "it Ain `t Easy.



`Midnight In New Orleans'- a city Baldry loved and reminder of his early jazz days, gorgeous guitar played by Amos Garrett.



`Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie'-a show stoppin' finale of all of Baldry's tours. An over the top version. A fitting finale to this marvelous CD.



"Long John Baldry is one of those peculiarly British phenomenons that doggedly resist American translation. Long John Baldry played his last live show in Columbus, Ohio on July 19, 2004 at Barristers Hall with guitarist Bobby Cameron. The show was produced by Andrew Myers. On that occasion, John and Bobby played to a small intimate group of people. Some came from as far away as Texas to witness this blues legend."

Aaron Brophy



Long John Baldry was a discovery that my best friend and I made together. He has a special place in my heart and is an addition to our repertoire. His music is a base of blues, jazz and rock. He'll always be the king of boogie-woogie, and his music is just what's needed to establish Long John Baldry as a bluesman who only got better with each passing year. We will not see the likes of him again. Highly, highly Recommended. prisrob 3-12-07

On Stage Tonight: Baldry's Out-CD

It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues-book"