Don't try to lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock and roll, Long John Baldry and Bobby Cameron

[KittyBoyNya]

SnooPING AS usual I see!

[Leothsanga]

There really should be something that lifts art into the consciousness of people and makes it possible for voices with such talent to live equitably. You are privileged to have been able to work with him. I can't make any great pronouncements about him being the best at this or that but I can say I think he was sincere and the genuine article. Objectively, for his influence on other musicians he should be better represented. Subjectively, he was one you had to go to to 'rock with the best!'.

[Leothsanga]

John gave too much to music to meet the end he did. Great musician.

Deserves a lot more recognition.

[rocktenniscat]

Remembering Long John Baldry today: Jan.12, 1941 - July 21, 2005

[9773165]

Check out It aint easy produced by Elton john & Rod Stewart this is John how he should be remembered . Used to see him every sunday at Eel Pie Island with Rod Stewart and sometimes Elton.Last Gig was at Landmark Trust Teddington where met him with his friend of old Liz Gill from RCA days . This was not far from Eel Pie Island.Once my Swedish friend Gunnel got on the stage at Dingwalls Dance Hall and presented him with a melon . He exclaimed "Get off the stage woman!!" A real character.

[lindaroth]

he was the king of blues based british rock. . . rod, stones, zepp, monkees...kinks...

[rocktenniscat]

Remembering the great Long John Baldry today: Jan 12th, 1941 - July 21, 2005.

Happy Celestial Birthday Mr. Baldry!

[Mosparx78]

Rude crowd. Too much noise. No respect.

[srp58704]

@Mosparx78 I disagree... it might sound that way, but I think it's just an enthusiastic crowd, which I think most artists want, and poor placement of the microphone(s).

[PsychoRaii]

RIP Long John Baldry...A true Legend indeed

[hants21]

i met john.you could not ask for a better person,very down to earth.i was shocked to learn he had passed.besides music he slso did voice overs for cartoons and commericals.we lost a great bluesman RIP JOHN. thanks for posting this video.

[yepjustmeagain]

I was lucky to go to England in the 60, and discover him and his music and follow him ever since. True not much said about him in the States, what a shame, but he was one of the back bone of rock n roll in England, and many over there enjoy him. He will be missed by true rockers, like me.

[Dannon0]

Snoo Pingas Usual i see?

[mryoshifreak]

PINGAS!!!!!!!!!

[Drigger96]

i think for evryone here when i say......PINGAS

[BaldrysOut]

Yes !!!! See you when I get there

[y54tub]

shit 'appens rock on Long John!!!

[RoCkStUrR12]

I miss John, I'm a blue eyed blues diggin dude out of Memphis and John was awesome. RIP my friend. Boogie Woogie forever.

[Irisheddy]

Long John was a very important in British Blues and it was ashame when he died and there was very little written about him.

[andrewm665]

Yes I am working on that. Paul Myers wrote a book about John, check it out.

[andrewm665]

@Irisheddy  there will be more

[loveyourlife247]

Amazing voice...

[andrewm665]

There is a DVD coming of this entire show.

Do you want one?

[SophineisAwesome]

Snoopingas usual I see...

XD

[shoopwhoopX]

win

[badflamenco]

Gimme dat lime so ah donts bes gets no scurvey blues??

[andrewm665]

Thanks for the dat lime , check out the other 3 videos

[send2meez]

"All you've got, i've sold..."

[andrewm665]

Its comin

[WhyteWytch]

Oh lord, but how I love that voice!

[BaldrysOut]

Thanks for this video Andrew

[BaldrysOut]

Happy St Patricks Day Rosaleen Mitchell just getting LJB fix

[BaldrysOut]

love to have been there x Rosaleen Mitchell

[BaldrysOut]

Thank You to The King Of Rock And Roll x Rosaleen

[BaldrysOut]

this so wonderful to see John so natural and close up thank you Mr Myers we have missed his concerts and that wonderful presencex Rosaleen

[JazzMan5000]

This could not have been his last show as he died on July 21st 2005 and I saw him play in 2005.

[andrewm665]

Hi JazzMan5000

This is from LJBs last live show in the USA.

He did go on to play some shows in Europe and Canada.

This show was a last minet agreement as LJB only had a three day visa to play in the USA and it was for the Syracuse Blues fest..

[integral]

Marvelous, just wonderful. Thank you so much.

[andrewm665]

Thanks for the imput.

Pleae share thissite with everyone you know.

Thanks

Andy

[andrewm665]

Thanks for the imput, I hope you watched the other videos from the show on you tube. There is a total of four.

Seeya

Andy

[SurelyYouJoust]

Yes, & thanks, I've been watching all of them on a fairly regular clip - of late, especially this one and Black Girl. Cool music, to be certain - and the authentic nature of these shootings-wow!. We watching are greeen with envy. Thanks again. I'll send you a video soon. Rock on!

[SurelyYouJoust]

The guy was amazing, I recognized that before even I knew what his name was long ago, although he didn't get much airplay in K.C., I managed to tape this song after it had been out quite a while, on a rare time they did play it,in the wee hours, no less. I was really young when it first came out, though. He apparently inspired a lot of performers, the more I found out about him. McCartney dug him & had him play on a Beatle special. He gave Rod & Elton John a good band to be in their early years.

[zwolfen]

MY GROSS MISTAKE...this was done in OHIO..not Vancouver

[zwolfen]

This was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia where he retired. I believe it was his last live performance. The legendary "conditional discharge" dialogue. The very best is from his album, "IT AINT EASY"...IT'S ON HERE...thanks to Texaslim

[dougchapel1977]

I saw him a few years ago . He was on tour in the UK with the Manfreds ( Paul Jones, Mike D`Abo etc ) and Chris Farlowe. It was a great night and I met LJB afterwards in the theatre bar where he was happy to chat with fans and give autographs . He was a great guy and is sadly missed. Still have a personally dedicated signed programme somewhere.

[DuecePiece]

Long John Baldry is awesome! Any up-and-coming blues musicians or musicians in general need to get out the pen and paper and take some notes because this is musical genious! Good post Andy! Keep kickin ass man!

[paciphish]

I remember listening to LJB in the seventies,great party music. I remember a guy doing a pantomime to this "Boogie Woogie"piece,you had to be there,it was a crack up. Always loved his music but never knew much about him. Recently picked up "It ain't easy".

[andrewm665]

I am going to release the video of the entire show soon so stay in touch

[zorklen]

John was a dear friend for many years, these three videos made me tearful. Please message me when you release the full show. Thanks for sharing. Peace.

[andrewm665]

so what do you think Long John Baldry will do with the ringtones?

[robertpotter]

I enjoyed a hit or two with LJB in Des Moines when the PBS special was made. Rock onn

[Plumpot77]

Just found this. John's humour was just the same as when he was young. I knew him well back in the 60's.

Nice guy. Thanks for putting this up.

[basketballjonesuba]

elton john played with him on a recoding of this song.

[andrewm665]

how do you know this, please let me know when.

[basketballjonesuba]

I had an 8 track recording of Baldry and ej was listed as a piano player. this was before ej went big on his own. I do believe i had read also that ej was on this recording. it is much better than what is on this site.

[ExposRIP]

Elton chose "John" as his stage surname from Baldry's given name.

[andrewm665]

did you ever see him live

[wombatw]

OOps typo , John Baldry was not that old. The LP was release around 1971-72

[wombatw]

This was on a Warner Bros LP "It Ain't Easy" released around 1071-72 under the title "Don't Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King of Rock 'n Roll" with Alan Skidmore on tenor sax

[andrewm665]

Yes you are spot on!

[Lemonwalrus]

I never thought in a million years that I would find a video of this song...thanks.

[oolben]

thanks forposting this song,i've searched for it a verylong time.

[andrewm665]

you got now

[oolben]

it's not quite the same as the recording i've heard , but it IS long john,doin it! (i thought i was the only one who knew this song)

[andrewm665]

What recording do you have

[tomcat8mup]

Didn't think I'd ever get to see him perform that song.

What a treat!

[PriestFreak967]

Thanks so much for posting this. I've been looking for his music for about 5 years.

[andrewm665]

well what do ya think of the other two videos