Long John Baldry

Born: January 12, 1941, Haddon, Derbyshire, England
Died: July 21, 2005, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

An English-Canadian blues singer and, later in life, a voice actor. In the 1960s, he was one of the first British vocalists to sing the blues in clubs, and shared the stage with many British musicians including [a=The Rolling Stones] and [a=The Beatles]. Both [a=Rod Stewart] and [a=Elton John] appeared, before their stardom, in bands led by Baldry. Baldry grew to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), resulting in the nickname "Long John".