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  • Obituaries in the News - The Associated Press (Long John Baldry )

    07/23/2005 6:04:39 AM PDT · by nuconvert · 8 replies · 487+ views
    Jul 23, 2005 Obituaries in the News-The Associated Press The Associated Press/ Long John Baldry VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Long John Baldry, the British blues legend who helped launch the careers of such rock greats as Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, died Thursday of a chest infection, according to his agent. He was 64. Baldry, nicknamed Long John because of his 6-foot-7 height, was one of the main forces in British blues, rock and pop music in the 1960s. He first hit the top of the U.K. singles charts in 1967 with "Let the Heartaches Begin." One of...