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

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Күн бұрын

From Baldry's 1971 album, "It Ain't Easy."

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@normansharonharmanhelman4976 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@joelgardiner8211 Жыл бұрын

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

@joeplowman Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

HELL YES BROTHER!

@91Kingscrib84 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@SlikLizrd 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

I'm 83 and couldn't agree more 😅

@christinedarrock8486 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sammicoporsammicopor 11 ай бұрын

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

@frankhodge7654 10 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

Without a doubt!! This is GREAT!

@_V.Va_ 2 ай бұрын

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

@genesutton6383 Ай бұрын

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

@seeingeye5534 2 жыл бұрын

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

@dougskriver6216 2 ай бұрын

Some of us have. But you are right.

@orkster 2 ай бұрын

71, too … so glad I have 🤣💙🤣

@chrisg.209 4 күн бұрын

I am 68, nothing compares. Taylow Swift? Give me a break.

@gregroosenmaallen5191 5 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

😂🤣❤

@Tone-def 2 ай бұрын

i can hear you from england land

@user-mj9fz5vl6j 26 күн бұрын

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

@hughprivette4212 18 күн бұрын

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

@headers4life 2 жыл бұрын

The way he brakes from storyteller to rocker is truly classic

@angelaallen340 2 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@battambangscooterandmotorc460 2 жыл бұрын

Oh ya baby. Such a great opening eh.

@Milesco 2 жыл бұрын

"Breaks", but yeah, it's awesome. 😁👍

@762Scott 2 жыл бұрын

3:10

@mikedag1176 Жыл бұрын

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

@danielc.heinze2461 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

@@billybober1812 Hail, Hail !

@tonyfrancesco3701 3 жыл бұрын

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

@aryfrenkiel8641 3 жыл бұрын

rock on brother-not far behind you

@goffy1963 6 ай бұрын

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

@robertfriel7999 5 жыл бұрын

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

@TFJPanama 5 жыл бұрын

great quote and well appreciated

@johnnysockov2755 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta like it!

@homer151 5 жыл бұрын

Robert your giving them a musical education

@usandthemx 5 жыл бұрын

That's a breach of the peace

@larrykringen7395 5 жыл бұрын

Yesssss

@leaningpol4350 Жыл бұрын

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

@psycodelek Ай бұрын

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.

@Sheerkat7 Жыл бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 21 күн бұрын

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.

@dawgnana149 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@johnscialfa7391 Жыл бұрын

agree dawgnana

@dannyharbour3951 Жыл бұрын

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

@rickiwestcott4790 Жыл бұрын

yes

@georgeesau3943 Жыл бұрын

YES!

@m.rogers9490 5 ай бұрын

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. .

@bobstannard8551 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@godbattle7967 2 жыл бұрын

No shot

@michaeldeignan7922 2 жыл бұрын

I had a collection of vinls back in the

@mumbles552 3 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Like a great wine .Rock you're world

@kerrystarkey9379 Жыл бұрын

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!!

@jerrycoggin9434 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@SlikLizrd 3 ай бұрын

@@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 3 ай бұрын

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

@SlikLizrd 3 ай бұрын

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

@Meema733 5 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@talmage_ur 3 жыл бұрын

I still got the vinyl record - be well x

@michaelmaher4328 3 жыл бұрын

dont forget proff. longhair and some james booker yeah

@jeffreysmith6082 3 жыл бұрын

Got to play guitar for the Russel road shows great choice

@billmcmillan7735 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@michaelhatch1994 7 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@nancyfraser2602 22 күн бұрын

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.

@Mark-jl2ix 2 жыл бұрын

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

@thegreenbird795 2 жыл бұрын

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

@charlesdaigle8633 Жыл бұрын

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

@corinagammel3352 18 күн бұрын

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!

@user-mj9fz5vl6j Ай бұрын

My late husband favorite song.

@ericr5431 10 жыл бұрын

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 10 жыл бұрын

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

@jimk1060 9 жыл бұрын

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

@dmzusa 8 жыл бұрын

+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 7 жыл бұрын

LOVED the Aud Thtr & saw many great shows there!

@davidbarry5170 7 жыл бұрын

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

@renodavid Жыл бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

Ya this is great

@alwittenberg5365 8 ай бұрын

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

@gerardbyrnes5780 19 күн бұрын

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.

@user-jd6jl4gm8j 8 ай бұрын

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

@daneb.mcfadhen9896 3 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

So so cool all of those guys

@mikeclaunch3135 Жыл бұрын

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

@WendyHopper Жыл бұрын

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

@christophertyler6863 Жыл бұрын

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

@WendyHopper Жыл бұрын

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

@user-kc8gg5qr2o 4 ай бұрын

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!

@TheDanskMagnus 21 күн бұрын

I’m only 50 and never heard this until tonight. I just saw the name of the track and recognized it from a line in the stand by Stephen King. Pretty good jam.

@granthurlburt4062 3 күн бұрын

The biography of Long John Baldry ("It Ain't Easy" by Paul Myers) is excellent as a history of his times - Rod Stewart and all the others in London in the marvelous late sixties. HIghly recommended. I read a lot of rock biographies and it is one of the best written and most informative.

@DanoMSP 4 ай бұрын

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. ✌️

@user-de5uu3yn8v 5 ай бұрын

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

@bradfauth3657 2 жыл бұрын

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

@rigelmoon9030 Жыл бұрын

Everyone in the UK knows of him.

@christophertyler6863 Жыл бұрын

Elvis would sometimes sing this song around Graceland!

@NormAppleton Жыл бұрын

He's somewhat of a legend in Toronto

@GUNUFofficial Жыл бұрын

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

@charlygoehring6155 Жыл бұрын

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

@guildedtalleywacker4627 3 жыл бұрын

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

@innervisions1828 Жыл бұрын

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

@user-cc3ut9fp5b 5 ай бұрын

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

@gradybird3336 8 ай бұрын

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

@stephenwhorton4942 4 ай бұрын

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

@user-bi1yf5wg5o 23 күн бұрын

W MMS used to play this on the radio station through the 70s.I remember well

@chantolove 3 жыл бұрын

old people who are fans of this guy 🤝 young people who are fans of robotnik

@tiberiusgracchus7328 Жыл бұрын

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

@ronfreeman5857 5 жыл бұрын

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

@angelaallen340 5 жыл бұрын

Boojie woojie

@marisalchimovics4183 4 жыл бұрын

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

@flinkostememniakgrant1266 4 жыл бұрын

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

@boogiewoogieboss5894 3 жыл бұрын

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

@rcknrl4everjones656 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@blairarsenault8350 5 ай бұрын

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

@jerrybest3404 2 ай бұрын

I bought this LP early 70's sometime and have loved it ever since. What can anyone say about John Baldry that hasn't been said at least a million times already. This song has been a favorite since I first heard it. Yeah, baby

@clownymoosebean 3 жыл бұрын

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

@starlightmaster4239 3 жыл бұрын

yep

@PastelHime 3 жыл бұрын

He sure was

@clownymoosebean 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpressoTheCat Hedgeog Stew in the Afternoon!

@laurelmarshall6903 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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)

@mmx3backup606 3 жыл бұрын

The Wise Words From The Best Robotnik.

@dreamaroj1338 2 ай бұрын

Like the rest of you oldies, I'm 73 and still jammin with John!

@doyrayburn2668 7 жыл бұрын

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 5 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@briancaldwell6799 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Legend

@nrn312 3 жыл бұрын

They used to play this all the time on WXRT.

@stevenschoen1138 Жыл бұрын

F**king brilliant!!

@willweaver5024 3 жыл бұрын

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

@stanrogers5613 3 жыл бұрын

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. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNJge9Sdx76blJc.html

@AnnaLVajda 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@carpediemfriends 2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaLVajda totally 👍 agree

@bobhillstrom4915 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Thank you...Happy Holidays

@grouchomarxist666 Жыл бұрын

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

@mikeconrad8991 4 ай бұрын

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

@davidfarris894 Ай бұрын

Just like JIMI,this music only LIVES ON!!!!

@joannkazarian1425 Жыл бұрын

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

@blueblur-om8vi 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect to listen to while trying to get that hedgehog

@scottwhittet5226 4 жыл бұрын

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

@lilmoe4364 8 ай бұрын

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

@garyknoke4543 7 жыл бұрын

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 7 жыл бұрын

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 6 жыл бұрын

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 6 жыл бұрын

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

@elainericketts8820 6 жыл бұрын

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

@lcbor 6 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelfolker8810 Жыл бұрын

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

@normanmcrobbie3338 6 ай бұрын

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

@claudebuysse7482 2 ай бұрын

I saw him in a small place in St-Hyacinthe quebec beginning of the seventies and he was awesome. Agreat artist !!!

@mikedag1176 2 жыл бұрын

He had a perfect voice

@mandas_wild_world Жыл бұрын

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

@thechuckjosechannel.2702 10 ай бұрын

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

@bonaldfarndhardt 2 ай бұрын

SlapPING AS usual I see!

@MrCisco940 3 жыл бұрын

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

@glennmiller9768 3 жыл бұрын

Touche!

@the195111 3 жыл бұрын

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

@whofonted4852 3 жыл бұрын

As the stomach churns

@robertgreer4296 Жыл бұрын

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

@tphvictims5101 2 жыл бұрын

DAMN He was GREAT. I’m going on 70.

@cindy7400 3 ай бұрын

2024 and still LOVE IT !!!! Love, Love, Love !?!?!✨✌️✨✌️✨❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@JustMe-dr2ci 6 ай бұрын

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!"

@tammywhite2186 Жыл бұрын

Awesome.❤❤

@robertrussell1548 Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable.......F'ing awesome

@jeanperino4790 2 ай бұрын

Un ancien du rock and rolls, le plaisir à écouter pour les nouvelles générations de musiciens en herbe

@HAL9007 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ianprest3850 Жыл бұрын

Elton and Rod played with him in Steampacket

@rodentraiser3995 9 ай бұрын

@@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.

@58Madracer 10 жыл бұрын

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 8 жыл бұрын

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

@robertsipes1545 6 жыл бұрын

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

@DAYBROK3 6 жыл бұрын

😮👍🏼😳😱💃🏼💃🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼

@NormAppleton 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, he was a legendary raconteur and conversationalist.

@richardmaddocks1961 5 жыл бұрын

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

@user-xr3zy5rh6e 8 ай бұрын

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

@keithgraham9547 2 жыл бұрын

When I was just a baby My daddy said Let that boy boogie woogie.

@gtrjay55 4 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Johnny.. you to?

@michaelricca9982 Жыл бұрын

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

@WilliamTBooth-xn4pc 10 ай бұрын

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

@frankwall5177 6 ай бұрын

You nailed

@MattieMc 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@user-cc3ut9fp5b 5 ай бұрын

One of my favorites!

@siharr 3 жыл бұрын

Elvis loved this song.....

@ScottHolmes 10 жыл бұрын

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

@ScottHolmes 8 жыл бұрын

I still dig it...

@toophqu3539 6 жыл бұрын

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 6 жыл бұрын

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

@bogonzales672 5 жыл бұрын

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

@NT-fo3me 5 жыл бұрын

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

@tizme2311 2 жыл бұрын

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!"

@remyjones9146 3 ай бұрын

First time listening to this in my old Ford, I swore out loud when he dropped intro the full song. I didn’t see it coming but a split second before the drop and it sent me hard

@terrywawro2951 7 ай бұрын

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

@smalldog221 2 жыл бұрын

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...

@frankwall5177 6 ай бұрын

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.

@Improveng1 Жыл бұрын

Superb 😄😄

@smokindave4638 Жыл бұрын

Great boogie woogie piano action!

@joekelley8084 Жыл бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that Skipper !

@angelaallen340 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jessstone7486 4 ай бұрын

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!

@grecco_buckliano Жыл бұрын

THIS is EXACTLY what I was looking for today.

@HarryPotter-uv8yp 2 жыл бұрын

They got us in the first half, not gonna lie. Got us in the second half, too. 😁

@seanledig1431 2 жыл бұрын

The first time I heard this tune, it became both my mantra and my battle cry.

@Chet_Brinkley 2 жыл бұрын

We remember it well !

@allaprimalady 11 ай бұрын

Killer piano on this hit !!

@williampaul8556 2 жыл бұрын

Man did we play this thing to death after a few (?) bourbons on the rocks!!!!! Great story, music and voice!

@kma32254 2 жыл бұрын

Just what the doctor ordered !

@markparker6482 6 ай бұрын

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?