Release1990
Great Blues Artist born in UK (Sheffield) lived since mid 70' s till his death in Canada.
Started work with ALEXIS KORNER & CYRIL DAVIES and was in STEAMPACKET together
with ROD STEWART & ELTON JOHN.
His first solo LP's are good english R&B but his first success was when he changed record label from
United Artists to Pye and did some records in an Tom Jones like sound with his only big hit :
'Let The Heartaches Begin' a UK No.1
Style: R&B ; Pop-Ballads ; Bluesrock ;
see:
Alexis Korner ; Cyril Davies Allstars ; Steampacket ; Elton John ; Rod Stewart ; Kathi McDonald ;
Musicians:
Long John Baldry - lead vocals, guitar;
The Hoochie Coochie Men:
Ian Armit - piano; Billy Law, Carlo Little - drums; Jeff Bradford - guitar; Cliff Barton - bass;
Rod Stewart - backing voc.;
Tracks: 1964-1966
Looking At Long John (1966) :
Youve lost that Lovin Feelin (Spector-Mann-Weil)
Only a Fool breaks his own Heart (Coburn-Bergen)
Make it easy on yourself (Bacharach-David)
Let him go (and let me Love you) (Lucky Edward jr.-Maxwell)
The Drifter (Gottehrer-Feldman-Goldstein)
Cry me a River (Hamilton)
Stop her on Sight (S.O.S.) (Hammilton-Morris-Hatcher)
Turn on your Lovelight (Malone-Scott)
I love Paris (Porter)
Keep on Running (Edwards)
Aint Nothing you can do (Malone-Scott)
Bad Luck Soul (Martin-Ralph-Gussin)
Long Johns Blues (1964) :
Got my Mojo Working (Morganfield)
Gee Baby aint I good to you (Redman-Razaf)
Roll Em Pete (Johnson)
Youre breaking my Heart
Hoochie Coochie (W.Dixon)
Everyday I have the Blues (Chatman)
Dimples (J.L.Hooker)
Five Long Years (E.Boyd)
My Babe (Dixon-Stone)
Times are getting tougher than tough (J.Witherspoon)
Goin down slow (Oden)
Rock the Joint (Baldry)