History Music / LongJohnBaldry

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Snooping as usual, I see.]]"'']]

John William Baldry (12 January 1941 – 21 July 2005), better known as Long John Baldry, was an English-Canadian singer and voice actor born in Northamptonshire, England.

Getting his nickname from his 6'7" height, Baldry was one of the first British artists to perform blues music in the 1960s. He worked with many artists and bands of the time including Music/TheBeatles, Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}, and the soon-to-be-famous Music/RodStewart and Music/EltonJohn (the latter got the second half of his nickname from Long John). As a solo artist, his best-known hit was the 1967 single "Let the Heartaches Begin".

Baldry moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} in 1978, where he would live the remainder of his life. He continued to make music, and eventually also had a successful secondary career as a voice actor, most notably voicing Dr. Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''.

He died on July 21, 2005 from a chest infection.
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!!Studio discography:
* ''Long John's Blues'' (1964)
* ''Looking at Long John'' (1966)
* ''Let the Heartaches Begin'' (1967)
* ''Wait for Me'' (1969)
* ''It Ain't Easy'' (1971)
* ''Everything Stops for Tea'' (1972)
* ''Good to Be Alive'' (1973)
* ''Welcome to Club Casablanca'' (1976)
* ''Baldry's Out!'' (1979)
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Long John Baldry]]'' (1980)
* ''Boys in the Band'' (1980)
* ''Rock With the Best'' (1982)
* ''Silent Treatment'' (1986)
* ''Long John Baldry & Friends'' (1987)
* ''A Touch of the Blues'' (1988)
* ''It Still Ain't Easy'' (1991)
* ''Right to Sing the Blues'' (1996)
* ''You Got the Bread... We Got the Jam!'' (1998; with Schuld & Stamer and Chris Nordquist)
* ''[[CoverAlbum Remembering]] Music/{{Leadbelly}}'' (2001)

!!Voice acting roles:
* ''[[Literature/{{Corduroy}} Adventures of Corduroy the Bear]]'': Mr. Tusk, Additional voices
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': Dr. Robotnik
* ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'': Komplex
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'': King Charles, Mirror King Charles, Poltergeist King, Clockman, Little John
* ''Anime/DragonQuestLegendOfTheHeroAbel'': Narrator in English ''Dragon Warrior'' dub
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ewoks}}'': Additional voices
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hurricanes}}'': Additional voices
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Reboot}}'': Captain Capacitor, Old Man Pearson
* ''[[Franchise/RoboCop RoboCop: Alpha Commando]]'': Additional voices
* ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'': Additional voices
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsDroids'': The Great Heep
* ''WesternAnimation/ToadPatrol'': Mistle Toad
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->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zhPhow2EGE I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!]]

Getting his nickname from his 6'7" height, Baldry was one of the first British artists to perform blues music in the 1960s. He worked with many artists and bands of the time including Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, and the soon-to-be-famous Music/RodStewart and Music/EltonJohn (the latter got the second half of his nickname from Long John). As a solo artist, his best-known hit was the 1967 single "Let the Heartaches Begin".

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John William Baldry (12 January 1941 – 21 July 2005), better known as Long John Baldry, was an English-Canadian singer and voice actor.

* ''[[Literature/{{Corduroy}} Adventures of Corduroy the Bear]]'': Additional voices

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'': Poltergeist King/Clockman

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Reboot}}'': Captain Capacitor/Old Man Pearson

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[MemeticMutation Snooping as usual,]] [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog I see.]]"'']]

Baldry moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} in the 1970s, where he would live the remainder of his life. He continued to make music, and eventually also had a successful secondary career as a voice actor, most notably voicing Dr. Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[MemeticMutation Snooping as usual, I see.]]"'']]

* ''[[CoverAlbum Remembering Leadbelly]]'' (2001)
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Nicknamed "Long John" because of his 6'7" height, Baldry was one of the first British artists to perform blues music in the 1960s. He worked with many artists and bands of the time including Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, and the soon-to-be-famous Music/RodStewart and Music/EltonJohn (the latter got the second half of his nickname from Long John). As a solo artist, his best-known hit was the 1967 single "Let the Heartaches Begin".

Baldry later moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}, where he would live the remainder of his life. He continued to make music, and eventually also had a successful secondary career as a voice actor, most notably voicing Dr. Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''.

He was one of the first British artists to perform blues music in the 1960s. He worked with many artists and bands of the time including Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, and the soon-to-be-famous Music/RodStewart and Music/EltonJohn (the latter got the second half of his nickname from Long John). As a solo artist, his best-known hit was the 1967 single "Let the Heartaches Begin".

He was one of the first British artists to perform blues music in the 1960s. He worked with many artists and bands of the time including Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheRollingStones, and the soon-to-be-famous Music/RodStewart and Music/EltonJohn (the latter got the second half of his nickname from Long John). As a solo artist, his most well-known hit was the single ''Let the Heartaches Begin''.

Baldry later moved to Canada, where he would live the remainder of his life. He continued to make music, and eventually also had a successful secondary career as a voice actor, most notably voicing Dr. Robotnik in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''.

He died on July 21, 2005 from a chest infection.