
Long John Baldry was known for his long history of singing the blues starting in the early 60's with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated and a long line of other bands before breaking out into a successful solo career.
Yet, 50 years ago today, on November 22, 1967, Baldry had his biggest hit, sounding more like a crooner than a blues artist on "Let the Heartaches Begin".
Written by Tony Macaulay and John Macleod, who also composed the number 2 record for the week, the Foundations' "Baby, Now That I've Found You", "Let the Heartaches Begin" stayed at number 1 for two weeks.
For comparison, here's Baldry in 1993 performing one of his better known songs, "It Ain't Easy":
The top five singles in Britain on November 22, 1967:
- Let the Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldrey
- Baby, Now That I've Found You - Foundations
- Everybody Knows - Dave Clark Five
- Massachusetts - Bee Gees
- Love is All Around - Troggs
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