John mayall, the godfather of british blues, is one of the alltime great blues musicians of his generation. Jan 27, 2017 john mayall gave players like eric clapton, peter green and mick taylor their start. John mayall, obe is an english blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. Now the 83yearold british blues legend is releasing his 66th album. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. The sound mix on track 1 is a bit off to my ear but dont be put off. Stream tracks and playlists from john mayall on your desktop or mobile device. Johns essential blues listening is a compilation of tracks from his personal collection that he would want you to have if you were interested in learning the blues. At this stage, mayall has nothing left to prove to anyone. If youre a serious mayall fan, however, be aware that you might have already bought this material in some form or another in the year or so previous to the release. John mayall the best of john mayall 1973, gatefold. Bluesbreakers with eric clapton was eric claptons first fully realized album as a blues guitarist more than that, it was a seminal blues album of the 1960s, perhaps the best british blues album ever cut, and the best lp ever recorded by john mayalls bluesbreakers. John mayall no more interviews full album free music.
Then jimmy page joined, and he and beck shared lead guitar in what was potentially the best rock band in the world. Bluesbreakers with eric clapton was eric claptons first fully realized album as a blues guitarist more than that, it was a seminal blues album of the 1960s, perhaps the best british blues album ever cut, and the best lp ever recorded by john mayall s bluesbreakers. Major british blues bandleader who, starting in london in 1963, featured some of the most successful rock musicians of the 60s and 70s. John mayall room to move the turning point, 1970 youtube. Official john mayall website john mayall interview with jarrod dicker 2009.
John mayall gave players like eric clapton, peter green and mick taylor their start. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. John mayall has actually run an incredibly great school for musicians. John mayall is often referred to as the father of the british blues. John mayall biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
As a bandleader and mentor to eric clapton, peter green and mick taylor, john mayall was a major figure in the british blued boom of the 1960s. John mayall, obe born 29 november 1933 is an english blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. Mayall used the band name between 1963 and 67 then dropped it for some fifteen years, but in 1982 a return of the bluesbreakers was announced and the name began to. John mayall interview in rock and blues muse about the recording of nobody told me. I never saw or heard this before even though in 1974 i was already a fairly avid consumer of music. Jan 27, 2017 harmonica john mayall keyboards john mayall lead guitar joe walsh tracks. The music on this twocd collection reflects the soundtrack to the first ever rockumentary, made by british filmmakers pete gibson and alex hooper about john mayalls complete aboutface in 1969, on the tour that showed him transitioning from his grand electric blues bands that featured superstar guitarists like eric clapton, peter green, and mick taylor as. Tracks 1 to 3, recorded 26 april 1965 for saturday club tracks 4 to 6, recorded 25 october 1965 for saturday club tracks 7 and 8, recorded 14 march 1966 for saturday club. Crawling up a hill the bbc sessions sat club 26465. John mayall, obe born 29 november 1933 is an english blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over. In jamfather gems 3, we sit down with the godfather of the british blues john mayall, who has worked with artists like eric clapton, peter green, and mick taylor throughout his prolific fifty. The john mayall musical tree is an eclectic mix of johns favorite tracks. Official john mayall facebook page godfather of the british blues.
Guitarists eric clapton, peter green, and mick taylor joined read full biography. When clapton left, soon joining john mayall s bluesbreakers, jeff beck stepped in. To order the clip clean and high res or to find out more visit. John mayall the best of john mayall 1979, gatefold, vinyl. John mayall, obe is a legendary english blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over 50 years.
Honolulu radio host dave lawrence spending time with legendary blues musician john mayall during his november 2016 visit to the blue note. John mayall the godfather of british blues 2003 youtube. The latest edition is one of the many mid70s john mayall releases that fizzled out and disappeared unlamented soon after their initial appearances. John mayall scores again with talk about that by barry kerzner john mayall is now 83 and shows no signs of slowing down. Though he never made a real commercial breakthrough in the u. Always a popular performer, mayall was nevertheless more celebrated for the musicians he attracted into his band, the bluesbreakers. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from john mayall. His latest album, talk about that, out on forty below records is at once classic mayall, and so much more. Having worked with a stellar line up of world famous musicians all of the working life, you might have thought with john now being well into his 80s he would have retired from the day job, so to speak, and sat back to look at his expanded history in music. John mayall, british singer, pianist, organist, and occasional guitarist who was among the guiding lights of the british blues movement in the early to mid1960s. If you are interested in booking john mayall, please find booking information at contact.
Keith richards desert island discs talks about his life and career radio broadcast 25102015 duration. The quintessential john mayall is a collection of highlights spanning johns five decade recording career. An interview with the father of the british blues boom john mayall, who is touring new zealand from april 1524. Nov 25, 2016 john mayall room to move the story behind the song top 2000 a gogo duration. John mayall nobody told me out february 22nd, 2019 feat. Mayall used the band name between 1963 and 67 then dropped it for some fifteen years, but in 1982 a return of the bluesbreakers was announced and the name began to be reused. John mayall interview pt 1 don odells legends youtube. However, the song selection and performances on john mayall and the bluesbreakers live at the bbc dont capture much of the excitement that mayall and his bands could generate. When clapton left, soon joining john mayalls bluesbreakers, jeff beck stepped in.
Harmonica john mayall keyboards john mayall lead guitar joe walsh tracks. For the dozen 19651967 cuts all appear as bonus material on the 2006 u. For over 50 years, john mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music. The ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism.
Aug 22, 20 john almond flute, saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, mouth percussion jon mark acoustic guitar john mayall guitar, harmonica, keyboards, tambourine, vocals, slide guitar, mouth. John mayall room to move the story behind the song top 2000 a gogo duration. John mayall the latest edition 1974, gatefold, vinyl. Listen to john mayall soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 752 tracks. Rory gallagher, sugarcane harris and john mayall texas flood by milo carr. But as soon as i heard this reissue, i understood why. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Dec 08, 2016 honolulu radio host dave lawrence spending time with legendary blues musician john mayall during his november 2016 visit to the blue note hawaii in waikiki. Standing midway between claptons stint with the yardbirds and the formation of cream, this album featured the new guitar hero. John mayall born november 29, 1933 is a pioneering english blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player and harmonica player. The occasion was both a celebration of john mayalls 70th year and a fundraiser for unicef. An in depth interview with john mayall making a scene. Honolulu radio host dave lawrence spending time with legendary blues musician john mayall during his november 2016 visit to the blue note hawaii in waikiki.
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