In 1982, John decided to re-form the original Bluesbreakers. Throughout the ’70s, John became further revered for his many jazz/rock/blues innovations featuring such notable performers as Blue Mitchell, Red Holloway, Larry Taylor, and Harvey Mandel. In 1969, with his popularity blossoming in the USA, John made a permanent move from England to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles and began forming bands with American musicians. Andy Fraser formed Free, and Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones. Peter Green, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood became Fleetwood Mac. So began a succession of future stars who would define their roots under John’s leadership before departing to start their own groups. However, by the time it was entering the charts, Clapton and bassist Jack Bruce had left to form Cream. Although John had previously released a couple of singles and a live LP for Decca, the now classic collaboration between Eric and John resulted in the all-time best-selling classic album, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton.
After a couple of years and many personnel changes, Eric Clapton quit the Yardbirds, and John quickly offered him the job as his new guitarist. Thirty-year-old Mayall moved from Manchester to London and began putting musicians together under the banner of the Bluesbreakers.
After Britain’s ten-year traditional jazz boom had about run its course, a new generation brought out the amplifiers, guitars, and harmonicas, and out came young enthusiasts from all over the country eager to form their groups.
In 1962, British musicians Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies had opened a club in Ealing devoted to blues music. And a couple of years later, he was drawn towards the harmonica, inspired by Sonny Terry, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Little Walter. However, once he heard the sounds of boogie-woogie piano giants Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, and Meade Lux Lewis, his desire to play in that style was a new priority. At 14, Mayall went to Manchester’s Junior School of Art and began to learn the basics of the blues, inspired by the 78s in his father’s record collection initially inspired by guitarists Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, Josh White, and Leadbelly. John Mayall was born on the 29th of November 1933 and grew up in a village not too far from Manchester, England. Mayall’s recent Forty Below releases have featured a diverse group of guests, including Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt, Joe Bonamassa, Marcus King, Rush’s Alex Lifeson, and The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell.įor over 50 years, John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music, rightly earning him the title, “The Godfather of British Blues.” In 2013, John signed with producer Eric Corne’s label, Forty Below Records, and has been experiencing a true artistic and career renaissance, including a Blues Hall of Fame induction in 2015. The Sun is Shining Down was Mayall’s 5th studio album co-produced with Eric Corne, for Forty Below Records, a fruitful partnership that began with 2014’s A Special Life. Mayall, who turned 89 last November, earned his 2nd Grammy® nomination in 2023 for his last album, The Sun is Shining Down. Corne adds, “While the source recording was very rough and the final result is certainly not hi-fidelity, it does succeed in allowing us to hear how spectacular these performances are.” Over a 2-year period, the band also featured Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones. Recently, Mayall obtained the tapes & began restoring them with technical assistance from Eric Corne of Forty Below Records. One of the most influential bands in Classic Rock history, recorded by dedicated fan Tom Huissen who took his one-channel reel-to-reel tape recorder to five London clubs in 1967, these historical performances were unheard of for fifty years. The first single, “Stand Baby Baby” will be released on Friday, July 14th, pre-save the track here. 2016’s Live in 1967 – Volume Two was hailed as a “welcome second helping” by Rolling Stone.
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This recording features the original lineup of Fleetwood Mac – Peter Green, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood.
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It is the 3rd and final Volume in the series and will be released on September 8, 2023, via Forty Below Records. The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, is proud to announce the upcoming release of his newly restored album, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Live in 1967 – Volume Three. 3’ featuring John McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Peter Green John Mayall Unveils ‘John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers-Live In 1967 Vol.
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