British R&B artist "Long John" Baldry died last night (July 21) in Vancouver after battling a chest infection for four months. He was 64.

Having begun his career playing folk and jazz in the late 1950s, Baldry was one of the founding fathers of British rock'n'roll in the '60s, and discovered Rod Stewart amongst others. Eric Clapton has stated many times that he was inspired to pick up the guitar after seeing Baldry perform

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[Edited 7/22/05 14:32pm]