Long John Baldry - "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll"

[@normansharonharmanhelman4976]

Bought this album in '71-'72 without even knowing who Baldry was. Today I'm 76 years old and this song is as great as it ever was. Playing this at full volume is by B-Day present to myself.

[@tednoon3526]

Baldry played with Elton Dean and a young Reginald Dwight in a group called "Bluesology". He took the stage name those two performers.

[@joelgardiner8211]

my sister and brother played it for me when i was like 10 and its still in my head....thanks sibs!

[@joeplowman]

Loved Long John Baldry ,sadly gone now but he won't be forgotten by anyone who heard that wonderful raspy voice. I'm wondering how many people know that he is " Sugar Bear" from his great friend Elton Johns song " Someone saved my life tonight ? ( When Reg Dwight became Elton John it was because he took the last and first names of two people in the band , and the John was from Long "John" Baldry. It's said Long John did actually prevent Elton from commuting suicide at a time in his life when he was struggling with his sexuality. Long John was also gay ,as I mentioned earlier he is " Sugar Bear" in "Someone saved my life tonight". Marvelous voice , by all accounts an equally marvelous man,loyal and true. Let The Heartaches Begin. I have to hear that now. Rest well ,big John.

[@roymeador7604]

As did I 68 yrs old and just replaced the CD that was löst during a breakup. Was in constant play in my home. My visitors always insisted on hearing it while using cheap Mexican weed

[@rondevous5685]

I'm 74 and can tell the same story. I remember when there was a big promotion for the album and it was on the radio constantly... so I bought it.

[@SlikLizrd]

I'm 85 years old -- STILL rockin' in the free world -- The lyrics of this tune are as cool as the melody. Baldry is relatively unknown, but he kicks the asses of better-known performers. They sure don't make music like they used to back in the day. Thank God for Long John Baldry !!

[@brock-wan6629]

HELL YES BROTHER!

[@91Kingscrib84]

Relatively unknown? Then you're too young to remember. His career crossed paths with Elton John when he was still an unknown Reginald Dwight, as part of Long John's great band Bluesology. (with a then unknown Rod Stewart) Long John Baldry formed The Hoochie Coochie Men (1965), then the far underrated blues band Steampacket, and finally Bluesology, before setting out on his solo career. John Baldry's album 'It Ain't Easy' was a huge hit, but his impact on some of the UK's most famous bands (i.e., the Rolling Stones) is well known. "Relative Unknown" is best saved for individuals or groups you struggle to remember. (Long) John Baldry was not that. I'm so glad he found sanctuary in BC, where he felt free to live his life. He always played a great show, and I'm grateful for the many times we saw him. R.I.P.

[@91Kingscrib84]

ps: When, in 1975, Elton John sang “Someone Saved My Life Tonight,” that someone was blues singer Long John Baldry.

[@SlikLizrd]

YES. "RELATIVELY" unknown by most Americans -- I'm 85 years old; definitely NOT "too young to remember". I appreciate your knowledge of Baldry's career and the info you provided. I'm just a fan, not an afficianado like yourself.

[@robertchartrand837]

I'm 83 and couldn't agree more 😅

[@goffy1963]

2024 bloke here. This is one of the best tunes ever. Can't best the king of rock and roll!!

[@jubalcalif9100]

I certainly have a notion to second THAT emotion !!

[@gregroosenmaallen5191]

I will plagerise a line I've heard many times,,,,, "I don't listen to Long John often,,,, but when I do,,,, so do my neighbours!!"

[@rantoolio]

😂🤣❤

[@Tone-def]

i can hear you from england land

[@Denise-n3o]

I'm playing now 2024 Tarentum Pa. July 4th. Going to crank this

[@hughprivette4212]

You sound like me my music loving brother!! 🤣🍻🎶

[@headers4life]

The way he brakes from storyteller to rocker is truly classic

[@angelaallen340]

Yessss

[@battambangscooterandmotorc460]

Oh ya baby. Such a great opening eh.

[@Milesco]

"Breaks", but yeah, it's awesome. 😁👍

[@762Scott]

3:10

[@mikedag1176]

It is!! Exit Stage Left... Did Someone mention " boogie woogie" ??

[@seeingeye5534]

I am 71. Best rock and roll almost nobody has ever heard

[@dougskriver6216]

Some of us have. But you are right.

[@orkster]

71, too … so glad I have 🤣💙🤣

[@thegreenbird795]

I remember this tune

[@michaelbirke6050]

This was all over FM radio back in the glory days. Was always a gas to listen to.😃

[@thegreenbird795]

@@michaelbirke6050 Early 70's

[@stephenwhorton4942]

My neighbor threw a brick through my window so he could hear it louder. 😂

[@danquinnell3502]

I hope you learned your lesson! Always open all doors and windows ( weather permitting…) and turn your stereo up to 11 to avoid future broken glass.

[@richarddelgado2723]

😂 He must of been going by the old warning adage “Break glass in the event of an emergency 🚨 ”!!!!…. 🎶!!!!…

[@jubalcalif9100]

Ha! I can dig it !!

[@HHG_BREEDINGGROUND1]

Then they'd burn the house down​@@danquinnell3502

[@steve2515]

Laughing out loud!!

[@christinedarrock8486]

Proof positive that we grew up with the BEST music!!

[@sammicopor]

He also did the voice of robotnik from the sonic the hedgehog cartoon from the 90s

[@frankhodge7654]

My wife definitely agrees. Me to of course. Merger of the blues, jazz, rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Now they just shout at each other - no beat, no screaming guitar, no horns, piano, organ, or girls with tambourines. Take care.

[@johnmonteverde8515]

Without a doubt!! This is GREAT!

[@_V.Va_]

Don't inflate your ego with something you had nothing to do with.

[@genesutton6383]

No doubt 70s was it, our music is tops!

[@danielc.heinze2461]

I'm 72 and sitting here " just really digging on this shit" as my old hippie self would have so eloquently said!! love it, always have, always will!!!!

[@mirosuni]

63 here -- i was 13 -- hooked forever you bet on my --- we get it we do. smile inserted -- sorry , shift key broken but i soooo agree.

[@billybober1812]

I turned 70 yesterday...my last day of my '60's years I played a 3 hour set in a friends band...Long live Rock and Roll.

[@katsujinkin60]

@@billybober1812 Hail, Hail !

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

I’m 72 also , LONG LIVE THE FREAKS !!!!!!✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️did he say Marlborough street lived there in Boston 1968 and 69.

[@aryfrenkiel8641]

rock on brother-not far behind you

[@PeterPeaslee-m2b]

From story teller to full blown rock and roller is one of my favorites. Boogie Woogie indeed!,

[@Mike-o1w]

Hell yes !!!

[@dawgnana149]

Pushing 70 here, and dancing solo in my kitchen to this amazing tune - full blast. I just love this. We may be old, but we were blessed with the best music ever back in the day. Talk about the soundtrack of our lives! We were born right in that musical “sweet spot.”

[@Tone-def]

we all have our issues, no matter how old we are 😁

[@johnscialfa7391]

agree dawgnana

[@dannyharbour3951]

65 year old here and for me the best music was from the 60s through the 80s. Rock ain't dead yet!

[@rickiwestcott4790]

yes

[@georgeesau3943]

YES!

[@Sheerkat7]

I have this album. Long John gave some of their first jobs to Ginger Baker, Jeff Beck and Brian Jones. Elton John played piano in one of his bands. Charlie Watts, Ron Wood and Keith Richards played in his band pre-Stones. John was one of the first to play the Blues in England in the 50's when he was a 6'7" teenager. Clapton said John inspired him to play the Blues. He passed away in 2005 in Canada. RIP Long John.

[@oughtssought1198]

between Baldry and Mayall and each other wannabe rock'n'roll or blues players in '60s Britain had some first-rate informal schooling + practice options

[@mckenziekeith7434]

You know the Elton John song "someone saved my life tonight?" That was Long John Baldry who saved Elton John's life. Elton was going to get married to a woman he didn't love (he swings the other way, as does Long John Baldry). Elton was depressed and suicidal. Long John Baldry talked him down.

[@steveligon1239]

You know Elton John's real name is Reginald Dwight. When he renamed himself the "John" part came from Long John Baldrey. I can't remember the musician that the "Elton" came from. And of course Baldry discovered Rod Stewart singing in a subway station and brought him into the band.

[@cavemancaveman5190]

Lmao No mention of Janis Joplin

[@salliesue2]

Thank you I didn’t know all that although I grew up in the 60s hugs

[@robertfriel7999]

I dont always listen to Long John Baldry but when I do so do my neighbors!

[@TFJPanama]

great quote and well appreciated

[@johnnysockov2755]

Gotta like it!

[@homer151]

Robert your giving them a musical education

[@usandthemx]

That's a breach of the peace

[@larrykringen7395]

Yesssss

[@michaelhatch1994]

30 years (and a bit) ago I was sat (with my son) in an airport lounge waiting for a flight out of Vancouver and seated across the room was LJB, cape, hat and all and I was too shy to go over and tell him how much I loved his music. Regret that I didn't do that to this day.

[@davidbee8178]

Yeah I hear ya . . . carpe diem :-)

[@dumaguetedreamer]

He lived in Deep Cove in North Vancouver for years.

[@DanoMSP]

OK, I'm with you other old rock & rollers, I'll be 70 in May. This song kicked ass at any kegger back in the late 60's- early 70's. As good as it gets mi amigo's. ✌️

[@danavinyard2048]

I am 74 years old & I am just hearing this piece of boogey woogie magic ! ❤❤

[@kerrystarkey9379]

I am 70!! ... As of the twelve of December 2022 and I'm still plugging along, best R&R years were the 50's through the 80's,.... ... I loved most of it!! Rock On!!

[@normanmcrobbie3338]

He came to saskatoon several times .who does that.i love him

[@AllisonHaefner-i4f]

How delightful! Don’t try to lay no Boogie Woogie on the King of R&R! Older than dirt maybe; we’ll always remember the King of R&R. If this doesn’t blow your shorts; nothing will!

[@thechuckjosechannel.2702]

I can picture Robotnik crusing in his Egg-O-Matic singing this Awesome Song.

[@leaningpol4350]

Elton John chose the name "John" because of this guy.

[@psycodelek]

someone saved my life tonight is about him telling Elton is was ok to be gay and not kill himself over it because they were both queer and back then it was not cool to be open about it.

[@thegreenbird795]

@@psycodelek actually being gay was illegal back then

[@dancingtrout6719]

@@thegreenbird795 being pregnant in china can be illegal. they will knock on your door and take you away..

[@mikeconrad8991]

Im 64, saw him live in 78 - 80 range an awesone live performance

[@bobstannard8551]

Kinda hard not to jump up off the couch and start dancin’ like no one’s watchin’ when you hear good ol’ Long John Baldry laying it down....

[@bcascadascrane9831]

Music was true talent in those days. Gotta love it!

[@godbattle7967]

No shot

[@michaeldeignan7922]

I had a collection of vinls back in the

[@blairarsenault8350]

A buddy of mine introduced me to this album in 76. I was hooked immediately

[@stevenschoen1138]

F**king brilliant!!

[@Mark-jl2ix]

I'm 65 and the first I heard this, was in 1971. And I still CRANK IT UP LOUD.

[@thegreenbird795]

Yeah..this was played as a deep cut on FM radio in the early 70's...

[@charlesdaigle8633]

Same here... I think I first heard it on "Beaker Street" KAAY.

[@celebral_pelosi]

Why does every boomer has to state his age like some weird participation achievement that has been given out with the watering can.

[@Meema733]

I was 12 when this first came out and it made me fall in love with jazz/boogie woogie piano music. I bought the album, played it till I wore it out, then rebought it. I think I'll listen to some Leon Russell and Dr. John next.

[@MrCisco940]

I'm with you ..Susan..'cept now it's on You.tube

[@talmage_ur]

I still got the vinyl record - be well x

[@michaelmaher4328]

dont forget proff. longhair and some james booker yeah

[@jeffreysmith6082]

Got to play guitar for the Russel road shows great choice

[@billmcmillan7735]

Me too!

[@oggeyskawkhaw]

I agree with KIngscrib he was well known and an icon in the music world

[@mumbles552]

This song is 50 years old now and it still sounds as good as it did when I first heard it in '72! Maybe even better!

[@claudedupras2492]

Like a great wine .Rock you're world

[@ericr5431]

September 17, 1971. Chicago Auditorium Theater. Long John Baldry, Savoy Brown and the original Fleetwood Mack. Ticket prices: $5.50, $6.50 and $7.50. What an awesome concert. Highlights: Don't Lay no Boogie Woogie on the King of R&R, Tell Mama, HELLBOUND TRAIN, Black Magic Woman. Oh what a night. The doobs were rollin and smokin.

[@jerrytaylor8864]

I saw all these bands except Long John Baldry, this would have been a concert of the ages!

[@jimk1060]

I was there also up in the 1st row of the balcony, Eric.... great show!

[@dmzusa]

+Eric Reicher I got to work as a stage hand at Pershing Auditorium moving equipment for Fleetwood Mac, Savoy Brown, and Long John Baldry during the night of their show in Lincoln, Nebraska. I remember the date as February 17, 1972. It was one hell of a great night - To me it was like a rock & roll bonanza - EVERYBODY rocked that night!!!

[@TJRatfink]

LOVED the Aud Thtr & saw many great shows there!

[@davidbarry5170]

I WAS THERE, 2ND. BALCONY. ZAPPA SAID THIS WAS THE GREATEST CONCERT HALL IN THE STATES.

[@terrywawro2951]

My brother bought this album for me when I was around 15 years old. I'm 63 and still have it.

[@susanlynch-cl9jw]

Sameish. I'm 59

[@gradybird3336]

Damn, British '70's blues. So much good stuff back then, and on AM radio! Those were the days.

[@jakeford12]

The fact that this is from the same guy who played Dr robotnik in AOSTH is nuts

[@renodavid]

Seriously, one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever put out. The groove that kicks in after the introduction can not be denied. And the guitar riff…fantastic! Then you add in the awesome vocal, amazing piano and great sax. Crazy. Oh, and let’s not forget the backing singers with the title hook.🤯 And it all starts with a three-minute introductory story. Who does that? Nobody…except for Long John Baldry.😉👏

[@patricktaylor2741]

Ya this is great

[@alwittenberg5365]

Yes, the musical kick-in is absolutely devastating!!

[@daneb.mcfadhen9896]

I worked with John and loved hearing his stories. He was the essence of 'cool'. This song defines him. Rod and Elton can testify.

[@SC-sf8xt]

So so cool all of those guys

[@mikeclaunch3135]

Just heard him & been rocking all my 79 yrs⚡️Love it

[@WendyHopper]

Write a book! I'll buy it. :)

[@christophertyler6863]

Thought you might like to know that Elvis would sometimes sing this song around Graceland while walking around.

[@WendyHopper]

@@christophertyler6863 That's fantastic. Thank you. :D

[@EdwardLaberge]

Im going to be 73 and still listen to this and other old favorites great music.

[@WayneAllenSpencer]

I'm 73 and I'm still listening to the music of the day ain't no rock & roll like that coming no MORE

[@WayneAllenSpencer]

I'm dancing now even with my cancer I still live with this & enjoy every minute of it

[@markMangoMan6482]

I was at the (Gardens) vancouver British Columbia in 1971 LJ Baldry,Fleetwood Mac n Savoy Brown, best concert Ever, I was 15 yrs young then, anyone else there?

[@angelaallen340]

Such a cool title......2/5/22

[@doyrayburn2668]

First time I heard this I was about 17 in 1976. I heard the tail end of it on the radio one day. I spent years trying to find out what and who it was. No one I asked knew what the hell I was talking about. Imagine how I felt when I finally unraveled the mystery and heard it again after 20 years. This is a deep track only afficionados know who LJB is.

[@cattycorner8]

only twenty? LOL hate to tell ya dude, but yer slippin! but that's alright cuz aint we all. I know what you mean about snatches of song that elude you. and trying to sing people the lyrics and how the piano was rockin' but they look at you like you wuz crazy, and it was all for naught. But now your quest is over. happy day!

[@markchronister4620]

That’s fine, been listening to him since 70 I guess. Had great people backing him also! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@briancaldwell6799]

sir, we have that in common. i heard it on wdve, pittsburgh once in the late 70s. once in the 80s in carolina then not long ago i typed in boogie woogie.....been here ever since.

[@mizbehavin]

Legend

[@nrn312]

They used to play this all the time on WXRT.

[@bobhillstrom4915]

I am 73 and started listening to Baldry right after I went to college. His music is great and this is the one that put him on the map. Most people don't realize that Elton John was in Baldry's band. In fact where Elton got his name came from the sax player (Elton) and Baldry (John). Elton understood rock n roll

[@bobhillstrom4915]

Thank you...Happy Holidays

[@grouchomarxist666]

Many don't realize that Rod Stewart was a back-up singer in LJB's band as well.

[@P-qc9ho]

It's lame in the Rocket Man movie they said that Elton got the' John' from John Lennon😮

[@victorhawkins3461]

Played the egg-suckin' grooves off this on WZZQ-FM, then in Jackson, Mississippi, back in the mid/late 70s. That first drum CRACK! ain't nothing short of monsterous!

[@BillandSonjaOzzard]

I am 75 today and vividly recall partying backstage with Long John, Cathie Macdonald, and Niki Hopkins at the Old Roller Rink in North Vancouver British Columbia. It was in approximately 1977/78 and fun was not yet illegal. Man he was tall! Thanks for the great music John and may you RIP.

[@jessstone7486]

As a rocknroll DJ in the 70's, I heard this and thought, well that's pretty great...still think so today...how's that for stayin' power: Hats off to ya, Mr. Baldry!

[@bonaldfarndhardt]

SlapPING AS usual I see!

[@ronfreeman5857]

We need more Boogie-Woogie these days...night and day...

[@angelaallen340]

Boojie woojie

[@marisalchimovics4183]

My head's boppin' as I read all these grand comments!

[@flinkostememniakgrant1266]

My mom played Tommy dorsey's boogie woogie for me when I was 5 i still love that song

[@boogiewoogieboss5894]

I’m doing my best to promote and teach it on KZbin.

[@rcknrl4everjones656]

Agreed

[@mandas_wild_world]

Elvis himself actually heard this and LOVED it haha. His stepbrothers showed this to him, then he would sing it around the house.

[@garyknoke4543]

I am embarrassed to report that I only discovered Long John Baldry about 5 years ago when I started my interest in boogie woogie. Every time this song comes up when i am out weeding or fertilizing the lawn or doing other non-noisy yard stuff, I dance around, wave my arms, move my legs in crazy directions, and in general like an idiot. I'm 67, by the way. And who cares what the neighbors think? I love Little Richard, and Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant is a tradition for Thanksgiving Day, but this song and Baldry are very special to me.

[@jamescullen622]

Better late than never. Long John lives on as long as he's got you moving your feet to "Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock & Roll."

[@stevewarner54]

Right on Gary, I first heard this on KAAY when I was 16 andshould have been sleeping so I could stay awake in class. Still gets me going when I hear it, makes my kids & grandkids nuts(oh geez, Papa's hearing a song he likes again). Oh, I am 63 now.

[@jerryshunk7152]

Gary Knoke Ronnie Wood on guitar on loan from the Faces.

[@elainericketts8820]

as it SHOULD BE..............................ffs.............

[@lcbor]

Don't be embarrassed! I discovered him 5 minutes ago.

[@58Madracer]

I was lucky enough to meet and get hammered with Long John Baldry in a bar in Vancouver. We talked for a couple of hours. A very interesting man indeed!!!

[@JBCo2012]

+58MadRacer please tell us more about that night? What did he say that was so interesting? I'm interested. Lol

[@robertsipes1545]

yep the old yale was an awesome bar.were you ever at the railway club some great bands there as well

[@DAYBROK3]

😮👍🏼😳😱💃🏼💃🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼

[@NormAppleton]

Yes, he was a legendary raconteur and conversationalist.

[@richardmaddocks1961]

I spent an afternoon with Long John in Castlegar BC What an amazing man

[@savage22bolt32]

Had to get the earbuds. I haven't heard this in years!

[@bradfauth3657]

The best UN- known artist of all time. This song confirms it.✌️

[@rigelmoon9030]

Everyone in the UK knows of him.

[@christophertyler6863]

Elvis would sometimes sing this song around Graceland!

[@NormAppleton]

He's somewhat of a legend in Toronto

[@GUNUFofficial]

A whisper of "I hate that hedgehog" is heard in my ear

[@charlygoehring6155]

@@rigelmoon9030 And some of us hip guys in the US.

[@clownymoosebean]

Robotnik sure was a hell of a singer in his younger days.

[@starlightmaster4239]

yep

[@PastelHime]

He sure was

[@clownymoosebean]

@@ExpressoTheCat Hedgeog Stew in the Afternoon!

[@laurelmarshall6903]

Today, 8/29/21 is THE 1st time I've ever heard (to my recollection) Long John Baldry & I'm also 67. WHERE has this guy been & WHY am I so ignorant? Very cool stuff, I want to check out some of his other tunes.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

@@laurelmarshall6903 I'm 68 and lucky to see him with Savoy Brown in Aug. 1972 in Vancouver, and that one song was one of my ALL-TIME FAVs! (still is)

[@guildedtalleywacker4627]

One of the best blues singers you never heard of. So under rated. His music is timeless.

[@innervisions1828]

I've heard of him as have all of the people in the comments section. Don't be condescending, fool.

[@Dinah-q8d]

Depends on where you lived. He was pretty well known in many places.

[@CabinGuy]

Love the piano, was wondering if it was the late great Nicky Hopkins but it turns out it was Ian Armit, who i Googled and he seems to have had a rather undistinguished career, probably undeservidly if this song is any indication of his talents, amazing powerful keyboards.

[@frankwall5177]

Can’t get enough of this one. Love the way it’s done first a story to some kick ass rock and roll. Gotta love it.

[@gtrjay55]

When the drummer hits the snare to kick off the tune I get goosebumps and my gut tightens up, man that's Rock and Roll!!

[@gtrjay55]

Yes indeed,it hits me way deep down and goose bumps too. I first heard it while driving,I got so excited I darn near pulled over. WHEW!🙏😷🎶🎵❗👀

[@malcomlovejoy]

Johnny.. you to?

[@michaelricca9982]

Mick Waller was the drummer. His “Waller Wallop” kicks off the tune.

[@WilliamTBooth-xn4pc]

I only wish that I hadn't traded this lp for a Kinks lp a bunch of years ago

[@frankwall5177]

You nailed

[@tiberiusgracchus7328]

Always loved this tune. When the band kicks in... WOW!

[@JustMe-dr2ci]

I'm 71 now. Bought this album when it first came out. My ex has it now, or at least had it. These days I have a streaming copy and still listen to it. All I can say is, "Thanks for the entertainment!"

[@blueblur-om8vi]

Perfect to listen to while trying to get that hedgehog

[@geschaub]

WMMR, FM 93.3 > Philadelphia, PA Summer of1969 I first heard this tune. Always stuck with me, Boogie Woogie, that is !

[@scottwhittet5226]

I don't always listen to Boogie Woogie music , but when I do - - it always makes my day

[@arlowjuhlin9311]

Heard this on k-she 95 st Louis mo. It rocks 4 sho

[@panda1345]

My father listened to this when he was a young adult, 19-20. Until he was in his 60s when he passed I inherited his collection, including this album.

[@ScottHolmes]

A classic from the days of the birth of FM radio...

[@ScottHolmes]

I still dig it...

[@toophqu3539]

those days fm rdio was the place for "underground" music. I thought this came out in the mid 60"s when the Beatles first became popular

[@jeromekerngarcia]

+Scott Holmes: WHFS 102 point 3 FM, coming to you from *high* atop the Triangle Towers, 4853 Cordell Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland

[@bogonzales672]

Heard this as a kid on WXRT in Chicago when it was still family owned in the early 80's.

[@NT-fo3me]

Heard this for the first time on 102.5 WDVE Pittsburgh in the early 70s, when they played a lot more deep album cuts and more obscure tunes. Now it's all corporate classic rock shilling I Heart Radio

[@nancyfraser2602]

This song was my favorite song in 71 I saw him live in 74 in Toronto he was amazing . I am 72 and will always love his music.

[@shovelheadkat945]

I just looked at my old record collection..Alas..John Baldry..I LOVE this song!!!

[@joekelley8084]

This album and 600 others that I have been carrying around with me for 50 years or so, got flooded inside my RV from a hurricane here in Florida. The loss of album cover art, which I’m sure is never to be inspired again, was tragic. Capt Joe Kelley.

[@jerryshunk7152]

Sorry to hear that Skipper !

[@susanlynch-cl9jw]

Ohhh

[@MrCisco940]

"And like sands thru the hour glass, so are the days of our lives"

[@glennmiller9768]

Touche!

[@the195111]

I'll be 70 in June walking on quicksand very carefully...

[@whofonted4852]

As the stomach churns

[@willweaver5024]

This album was produced by Elton John and Rod Stewart, both of whom had played in his bands.

[@stanrogers5613]

The "John" of "Elton John" is after Long John Baldry. And as Rowan Atkinson pointed out, the name would have made more sense if it were John Elton. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ2TeaSil71qmsU

[@AnnaLVajda]

I have a rather strong aversion to Rod Steward I think it is because of his cover of Downtown train he turned some gritty waits poetry into a yuppie pop song and I resent that on some deep level. I won't listen to him at all anymore.

[@Scyllax]

@@stanrogers5613 GROUCHO MARX POINTED IT OUT IN 1972. Elton John replied, “DON’T SHOOT ME. I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER.” There is a Marx Brothers Poster under the marquee on the album cover, referring to this encounter on a chat show.

[@middlebrad]

@@stanrogers5613 he was Elton's Sugar Bear in "Someone Saved My Life Tonight."

[@carpediemfriends]

@@AnnaLVajda totally 👍 agree

[@cadillacsam1084]

I graduated high school in 70'. Time for Viet Nam !! and must add here that Crow did a fantastic version in 70' Baldry came a year later in 71' Loved em both

[@michaelfolker8810]

I heard this exactly once on campus radio, c. 1971-72. But I never forgot it!

[@Makumazahn77]

I was in college 72’ when a friend of mine from New Orleans introduced me to this album. A bunch of us would lock ourselves in his room and get stoned and crank this record up on his stereo! Some serious good times, I can tell you! 🎸 6:32

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

Epic stuff. I have an appointment right now and really should click STOP... I just can't. The lawyers can wait for the King of Rock & Roll.

[@lilmoe4364]

When this song kicks in, the hairs on the back of me neck stand up. This absolutely rules

[@MattieMc]

My brother had this album and took it with him when he went away to college in 1971. So I bought the album myself in 1971 as a senior in high school. Still have it today. My friends and I would load up and turn this song on. And as Long John would be nearing the end of his narrative, we would turn up the reciever a notch at a time, and then full blast when John kicked into singing. That's how you started the party. Neighbors loved us and of course Mom and Dad weren't home at the time. Great talent John was, and Rod Stewart and Elton John weren't too bad either as members of the band.

[@itoldjaso]

Piano work done by Reginald Kenneth "Reggie" Dwight, better known as Sir Elton John, with the "Elton" taken from saxophonist Elton Dean, and "John" from vocalist Long John Baldry, all three of whom were members of Bluesology.

[@whiteray1]

Elton played on the tracks he produced. This track was produced by Rod Stewart with Ian Armitt on piano.

[@renodavid]

⁠@@whiteray1Wow, I didn’t know that. I was just thinking how much the backing track sounded like the stuff Rod was putting out at the time.

[@m.rogers9490]

After Steampacket broke up in 1966, Baldry formed Bluesology featuring Reg Dwight on keyboards and Elton Dean, later of Soft Machine, as well as Caleb Quaye on guitar. Dwight, when he began to record as a solo artist, adopted the name Elton John, his first name from Elton Dean and his surname from John Baldry. .

[@SlikLizrd]

I played The King's Boojy-Woojy as a gift to myself on my 86th Birthday. Gotta keep on rockin' in the free world !!

[@jerrycoggin9434]

I first heard this tune here in Arizona on a radio station that specialized in album cuts and full album plays late at night. Sometime in the early 70s, teenage me, headphones on my head mesmerized by the music and Baldry's narration. Thank God for the internet we can make freinds with this boogie woogie music again.

[@SlikLizrd]

YO, Jerry -- was that radio station KCAC, or mebbe KDKB !?? Best in the nation !! One of 'em threw a benefit concert for CODAC, the drug rehab folks. Lynerd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker, and others -- for TWO (2) DOLLARS !! Phoenix was VERY "cool" in those days -- I miss 'em. 😁

[@jerrycoggin9434]

@SlikLizrd yes, Bill Compton at KDKB I believe we're the call letters. So, you hit the nail on the head.

[@SlikLizrd]

@@jerrycoggin9434 YEP. It was KDKB. They named a concert venue after Bill Compton -- Compton Terrace -- Saw Fleetwood Mac there -- mebbe in '82. I don't remember much due to the ganja. 😁

[@jerrybaustian5256]

Did that station play The Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun" every morning at 6 AM?

[@SlikLizrd]

@@jerrybaustian5256 I don't know -- I was never awake at 6:00 AM. 😁

[@robertjkershaw]

Was fortunate to see Baldry up close and personal in a small nightclub (Fryfogles) in London Ontario Canada in the late 1970s.

[@HAL9007]

One of the great, unique songs from the 70s. He never got popular, but musicians knew him.

[@ianprest3850]

Elton and Rod played with him in Steampacket

[@rodentraiser3995]

@@ianprest3850 You probably already know this, but Elton John named himself after Long John Baldry. And in the LJB song "Can't Judge a Book", he references Rod Stewart by singing "Can't judge Rod Stewart by looking at his nose..". Just an awesome, awesome man.

[@smalldog221]

the first time I heard this on the radio...I listened to the story...and when he said the words... "dont try to lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock and roll"...and the music started...THAT WAS IT! THATS THE STUFF I BEEN WAITING FOR!!!! Then I found Motown and rag ...picked up a bass and never looked back...

[@corinagammel3352]

my Mom who has passed played this for my bro and I when we very young, fell in love with it and still love it today!

[@henrystuckrath2701]

Outa high school in 71. Got a high lottery number for the draft. Heading my butt to San Jose City College. Remember hearing this on the car radio; All I knew for sure was I didn't understand what this music was about, but I loved it, and needed better speakers for my VW bug

[@smokindave4638]

Great boogie woogie piano action!

[@jamiew6897]

Thank you to Wendy Rice, on WXRT Saturday Morning Flashback in 1992, for introducing me to this great performance

[@peterbeulke8082]

Fabulous .Baldrys intro just brilliant .What a fantastic recording and what a fabulous tune .

[@kellysaunders4318]

Saw him twice in Victoria BC and both times were awesome!

[@tizme2311]

Looks as though I am joining many of my geration here to celebrate our youth, at 74, remember him well even saw him live, fantastic times. "Boomers Rock on!"

[@BrianFallon-x7o]

A transition song like few others. i am all about boogie piano.

[@robertgreer4296]

70 years old, and I still love this. First hear it in '73, when FM was new.

[@brainscott8198]

1971..KLOL 101.1 FM Houston, TX! There was a DJ named Crash Collins who would fall asleep during his shift from midnight to 6am..lol good times!

[@gordonlonsdale4153]

Where has this gem been hidden all my life?! Having found it, I can't stop playing it. Great stuff!

[@peterbuisson935]

I I like the music that John baldry made it exposed me to Elton John and rod Stewart they were session musicians then

[@karellezala4485]

Ian Armitt is on piano for this tune ... back when albums had sides, he does this side, and Elton John plays piano on the other side (Burn Down the Cornfield, etc)

[@KludgeMaker]

Loved it since it came out. I was about 12. Since then, I've learned a little about music and once considered trying to learn Boogie Woogie piano. This time, I hear what that piano player's left hand is doing. I do believe this song is pure Boogie Woogie... Love it.

[@sjv855]

One of the most underrated albums of all time .

[@grecco_buckliano]

THIS is EXACTLY what I was looking for today.

[@joannkazarian1425]

They just don't make em like this anymore, a big tribute to my late husband Tim Doyle and the late great John Baldry! 👍😁♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@lizlamarre3195]

Yooooo... I’m from Toronto. In 1988 I went to London, England (whole other story there lol). I took British Airways there and back and Long John Baldry was on my plane heading to Toronto...my guess he doesn’t like flying or he was hungover cuz he had 2 screwdrivers in front of him (I was right behind him)... those were the days that booze on planes was free and you could smoke

[@DerekMogambo]

THAT is a 🎼🎶🎵🎹🎸🎷🎺 COO~ell anecdote. THNX 4 Sharing! #HappyWeekend❗

[@sharpstuffsells]

"I don't need no rank beginners when it's time to shake that shake" I am 62 and with you.man when that band kicks in, who in in that band, anyone know? No wonder it rocks so much. look at who's involved on it. Long John Baldry - vocals, 12-string guitar (track 3) Maggie Bell - vocals (tracks 3, 4) Elton John - organ, piano (tracks 8-10) Ron Wood - guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6), 12-string guitar (track 5) Alan Skidmore - tenor saxophone (track 2) Lesley Duncan, Tony Hazzard, Doris Troy, Tony Burrows, Kay Garner, Liza Strike - background vocals (tracks 2, 9-10) Sam Mitchell - dobro, (tracks 3-4) guitar, (tracks 2, 5-6) slide guitar (track 6) Ian Armitt - piano (tracks 1-6) Ricky Brown - bass guitar (tracks 2-6) Dave Glover - bass guitar (tracks 7-10) Mick Waller - drums (tracks 2-6) Roger Pope - drums (tracks 7-10) Caleb Quaye - guitar (tracks 7-10) Ray Jackson - mandolin (tracks 3, 5) Joshua M'Bopo - guitar (tracks 7-10) Madelene Bell - tambourine (track 9) Lesley Duncan - chorus caster [choirmistress] (tracks 2, 9-10) Technical Rod Stewart - producer (tracks 1-6) Elton John - producer (tracks 7-10) Jimi Horowitz - executive producer Ed Thrasher - art director Judith Sims - liner notes

[@johntucky4185]

If it wasn't for music like this, I wouldn't be alive! [75]