Long John Baldry & Friends is a 1987 live album (recorded in-studio) by Blues

Blues

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

 singer Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry

John William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...

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Album info

The album was recorded live at Mushroom studios, Vancouver for Music Line records of Canada Ltd. on September 14th, 1986.

This record was available by mail order as a bonus for people who bought Silent Treatment. Live in the studio recording of Long John performing songs from his acoustic repertoire.

Although possibly the rarest Baldry album, Long John Baldry & Friends was also issued on a German CD addition of Silent Treatment in 1987. It also makes up the majority of A Touch of The Blues (1989) which is available on vinyl and CD but is equally rare.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Goin' Down Slow"
2. "I Got My Mojo Workin'"
3. "Spoonful"

Side B

1. "Rake and Ramblin' Boy"
2. "Black Girl"
3. "Good Morning Blues"

Personnel

• Long John Baldry - vocals; 6 string & 12 string guitars
• Kathi McDonald - vocals
• Papa John King - guitar
• Butch Coulter - harmonica
• Mike Lent - double bass
• Jimmy Horowitz - producer
• Rolf Henneman - engineer
• Dennett Woodland - assistant engineer
• Gary Taylor - executive producer
• Mark Montizambert - photographer
• Jerry Foster - designer