Reading recently of the death of LJB took me back to the time that he appeared at the rock club at Frecheville com centre.This was also the night that he brought along a young guy to do a guest spot this guy was called Rod Stewart.Anyone else out there old enough to remember.

Let the heart aches begin, If i remember was Elton john his backing pianist, back when he was a nobody?

Biography
Born: January 12, 1941 - London, England.
Having begun his career playing folk and jazz in the late 50s, Baldry toured with Ramblin' Jack Elliott before moving into R&B. His strong, deep voice won him a place in the influential Blues Incorporated, following which he joined Cyril Davies' R & B All Stars. After Davies' death, Long John fronted the Hoochie Coochie Men, which also included future superstar Rod Stewart, who later joined Baldry in Steam Packet (featuring Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll). After a brief period with Bluesology (which boasted a young Elton John on piano & keyboards), Baldry decided to go solo and record straightforward pop. Already well known on the music scene, he nevertheless appeared an unusual pop star in 1967 with his sharp suits and imposing 6 foot 7 inch height. Composer/producer Tony Macauley and his partner John McLeod presented him with the perfect song in 'Let The Heartaches Begin', a despairing ballad which Baldry took to number 1 in the UK in 1967. His chart career continued with the Olympic Games theme, 'Mexico', the following year, which also made the Top 20. By the end of the 60s, however, the hits had ceased and another change of direction was ahead. Furs and a beard replaced the suits and the neat, short haircut, as Long John attempted to establish himself with a new audience. With production assistance from former colleagues Rod Stewart and Elton John, he recorded a strong album, It Ain't Easy, but it failed to sell. After a troubled few years in New York and Los Angeles he emigrated to Vancouver, Canada, where he performed on the club circuit. In the early 90s his voice was used as Robotnik on the Sonic The Hedgehog computer game. After many years a new Baldry album was released in 1993, subtly titled It Still Ain't Easy.


....Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998


I remember him very well 1 of my favourite singers of old along with Billy Fury Marti Wilde etc

Great to hear from people with memories of Baldry but still no one with memories of that night.

i was a regular at the rock club and believe i saw this show. i seem to remember that he had a whiskey bottle on stage that he kept drinking from. looking back we saw lots of acts there who later achieved great success. am i right in thinking that the wayne fontana we saw there was later alvin stardust . happy days eh ?? thanks for the memories.

Originally posted by derfice
i was a regular at the rock club and believe i saw this show. i seem to remember that he had a whiskey bottle on stage that he kept drinking from. looking back we saw lots of acts there who later achieved great success. am i right in thinking that the wayne fontana we saw there was later alvin stardust . happy days eh ?? thanks for the memories. no shane fenton was later to become alvin stardust :thumbsup:

Parlophone R4827 1961 I'm A Moody Guy/ Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue #22
Parlophone R4866 1962 Walk Away/ Fallen Leaves On The Ground #38
Parlophone R4883 1962 It's All Over Now/ Why Little Girl #29
Parlophone R4921 1962 Cindy's Bithday/ It's Gonna Take Magic #19
Parlophone R4951 1962 You're Telling Me/ Too Young For Sad Memories
Parlophone R4982 1963 Hey Miss Ruby/ I Ain't Got Nobody
Parlophone R5020 1963 A Fool's Paradise/ You Need Love
Parlophone R5047 1963 Don't Do That/ I'll Know
Parlophone R5131 1964 Hey Lulu/ I Do, Do You
The Fentones (Instrumentals)
Parlophone R4899 1962 The Mexican/ Lover's Guitar #41
Parlophone R4937 1962 The Breeze And I/ Just For Jerry

thanks for the correction apollo, i knew it was someone i saw there. cheers

Originally posted by derfice
thanks for the correction apollo, i knew it was someone i saw there. cheers no probs us oldies have got to stick together:D