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Date of Birth
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12-January-1941
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Place of Birth
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East Haddon
(United Kingdom, Northamptonshire)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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John William Baldry, Baldry, Long John, John Baldry
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Profession
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Singer, Voice Actor
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John William "Long John" Baldry was an English 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. 1 in 1967 and in Australia where his duet with Kathi McDonald You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' reached number two in 1980. Baldry lived in Canada from the late 1970s until his death; there he continued to make records and do voiceover work. One of his best known roles in voice acting was as Dr Robotnik in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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