I'm another music fan that knew about Baldry thanks to the "Pingas/piness" fad. Now I have most of his records: He, Brian Auger and Johnny "Guitar" Watson introduced me to Blues.
And I still love all the "pingas" thingie! Admiration must not reduce the fun!
When I see that Baldry is rarely referenced on books about British Blues, I really feel outraged, as he was a reference to stars like Rod Stewart, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Brian Auger, Mick Jagger, and even Eric Clapton
Yes, I remember that: Go figure how British Blues could have evolved without that encounter, when John and Alexis Korner were the "leaders of the pack": No Cream, no Blind Faith, no Derek & The Dominoes, etc, etc.
John had a clinic eye when it came to discover new talents and was a funny voice actor. Bless his memory.
I'm another music fan that knew about Baldry thanks to the "Pingas/piness" fad. Now I have most of his records: He, Brian Auger and Johnny "Guitar" Watson introduced me to Blues.
And I still love all the "pingas" thingie! Admiration must not reduce the fun!
When I see that Baldry is rarely referenced on books about British Blues, I really feel outraged, as he was a reference to stars like Rod Stewart, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Brian Auger, Mick Jagger, and even Eric Clapton
bigladiesman 7 months ago
@bigladiesman
Well earlier in the interview, John did state that Clapton has gone on record and stated that without John Baldry there would be no Eric Clapton.
IronFury 7 months ago
@IronFury
Yes, I remember that: Go figure how British Blues could have evolved without that encounter, when John and Alexis Korner were the "leaders of the pack": No Cream, no Blind Faith, no Derek & The Dominoes, etc, etc.
John had a clinic eye when it came to discover new talents and was a funny voice actor. Bless his memory.
bigladiesman 7 months ago
Long John Baldry was Awesome! =D
DaddlerTheDalek 2 years ago