B9 - Friday, April 13, 1984 - North Shore News GE entertainment QR LONG JOHN BALDRY LOOK IN the Rolling Stone Ilustrated History of Rock and Roll under Baldry, Long John, and on page 253 he ts referred tO as ‘‘semi- legendary. *‘Look at what the man’s done for the last twenty-eight years, and you treahze he IS an ilbhustrated history of rock and roll. The Beatles played back up tor him on occasion, well before anvone cared who the Beatles were) Rod Stewart and Elton John both played in his band before going on to other things. Baldry has been involved in shaping popular music’s course since the mid-fifties, when he first began to ‘‘parrot’” American blues tunes Ike Muddy Water's ‘Honey Bee’ for his LONG JOHN Baldry looks forward to two hanging from the back of his closely cropped head. (Quick calculations, in his early for- ties maybe, of an age with Jagger and the Beatles, because Baldry started younger.) Only the eyes look like they’ve seen an awful lot to be resting in such as com- posed face. Baldry is playing at Plazazz in the Internationa!) Plaza until April 21st. This ts something of a departure for both Plazazz and Baldry. To the well-dressed professionals that frequent Plazazz Baldry’s hard-driving perfor- mance may come as a bit of a surprise, and they to him. But there seems to be a reason behind the change in Plazazz’z tempo. ‘Club owners love me, “*Baldry says cheerfully, ‘*‘My audience's always seem to be enormous drinkers. 99% well-behaved ahd 100% enormous drinkers."’ Baldry says he prefers clubs to large arenas and out door shows, where the sound ts invanably bad, and the au- dience too distant to really contact. While he says he doesn’t consciously think of his Stagework as theatre, he ts described in reviews as a power house, someone who sings the blues with ‘‘a hunger many arusts of the younger generation will never realize,’ and hrs audhence’s plug into that current. | Now a Canadian resident, photo submitted weeks of playing at Plazazz, with no travelling between shows. After 28 years on the road, he’s one rocker who doesn't mind it when the pace slows down a bit. British schoolmates The tn- fluence of that sweet and/or raunchy blues sound cannot be overestimated on what would become the British Rock Invasion It 1s somewhat startling to meet this “grand old man’ then, quietly finishing off an mntcrview (How many, do vou figure he’s done? he dream in Does quotable say ngs’) He's a young looking man unlined lavander Colored smooth tace. look One ARTS CLUB” THEATRE COMEDY MAY 1 THEATRE HELD OVER 1TDO! 1D0! yh bbe dey weet theatre PRESENTS AWARD WINNING At the ARTS CLUB 1181 SEYMOUR ST STH HIT MONTH nt too Arts Club Hevue ay Caranville Island AUDITION CALL! Theatre Under the Stars is holding auditions for its summer production of “GREASE” April 14, 1984 from 1-5 p m. HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL HALL 646 Richards Street Information 736-9858 Mon BOX OFFICE 687-1644 by Frederick Knon starring Dermot Hennelly, Suse: Cheppie Howard Storey Terry Waterhouse, Mutihew Watker directed by Marto Crudo Roepe pow on (he eage of your seat to Fr 830 Sat 630 4 2 30 Wed Mai 5 30 (2 tor ARTS CLUB THEATRE GRANVILLE ISLAND The Classe Pr titer Ones CAYU 1 at douon Baldry says he like the ‘‘pace and space’ of Canadian hfe, far from the rigours of America, or his own, troubl- ed England. Standard question: How much longer is Baldry going to keep playing rock and rol? Rapid Answer: ‘‘Till | drop.”” PLAYHOUSE Garshman Super Savers Weekly Specials Casn Bonus up to $100 Can Reno Las Vegas Orsneyianag Mewco Hong Mong & Austrata Las Vegas vas j sro eee =| AMADEUS Me mco $379 . i § tonda/Disreyword $389 ' A ; Honotute $329 By Peter Shaffer § aT arate ' S68 . . ee le Starring Cedric Smith & Bargain Britain . ann prow » S629 Morris Panych Seal, undon $89 . Unit urope Woact 1s » §aSe an unreserved success — Province Low aw cates Condor iC furope an unforgettable experience — Monday Magazine Emrope € Ave Savers Cedric Smith — is.no less than super’ — Times Colonist Gansetaort cart se March 24th to April 21st eraamr » US S269 A aoer 6 S779 Mon.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sat. Mat. 2:30 Ashens $099 tsbor en acon” QUEEN ELIZABETH PLAYHOUSE 681-1374 . Tickets: VTC & Outlets 280-4444 fam toBumM GARSHMAN TOURS Tat. Burcawd St Van WE whi TAKE YOU EVERYWHERE Wittt CARE AMD BETTER FARE! Playhouse 873-3311 Sponsored by Shell Canade Limutea TICKETS NOW ON SALE ‘*‘Moscow 1s a rare kind of movie funny and fresh." warm and wonderful _. - Gene Siskel, AT THE MOVIES Amenea is somctimes a strange place even for Amenmeans Let alone for a Russian defector learming to live with Bap Macs, cable TV hard rock, softcore, unemployment and a whole new word for him Freedom MOSCOW? HUDSON KOBIN WILLIAMS ag a a ® ATH mine) WOOD ree We | Van Odeon / 14 9 3 Pant tm Dolby 7 145 9 30 Nanere cerry 4 anmee oo feeoyeagyre evendity & seeyyestive oe ones CAPABTR AT teeD 363 MARIE OF 922 Gd4a) @ro ilar