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| Born | November 29, 1933 |
| Hometown | Macclesfield, England |
| Net worth | $5 million |
| Spouse | Pamela , Maggie Mayall |
| Children | Gaz Mayall |
| Parents | Murray Mayall , Beryl Mayall |
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‘A Hard Road’: How John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Blazed Their Own Path
- ‘A Hard Road’ is one of the cornerstones of the 60s British blues boom, and made the UK Top 10 for John Mayall in March 1967.
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Main St. And Far Beyond: The Lyrical Guitar Of Mick Taylor
Celebrating a man who was part of a golden period for the Rolling Stones, and far more besides.
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When John Mayall Reached ‘The Turning Point’
This is a blues album that jazz lovers may also love; John Mayall’s ‘The Turning Point,’ from 1969, is well worth rediscovering.
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‘Crusade’: When John Mayall Completed A Blues Hat-Trick
His third UK Top 10 album in a year proved just how successfully Mayall had taken blues to the British masses.
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Producer-Engineer Bill Price: Memories Of A Studio Maestro
John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Elton John, and the Sex Pistols were among those to benefit from Price's studio know-how.
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The ‘Eric Clapton’ Album: The Solo Spotlight Falls On A Guitar Master
On July 25, 1970, Eric’s name appeared on the charts as a solo artist for the first time.
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‘The Beano Album’: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers And Eric Clapton Create A Classic
Affectionately known as ‘the Beano album,’ Bluesbreakers forever changed the landscape of rock music.
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‘Bare Wires’: John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers’ Genre-Hopping Classic
Released in 1968, it mixes blues, folk, jazz, R&B, progressive rock, and even psychedelia.
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The Beatles were the warm-up act for my dad's band
When 16-year-old John Lennon played the Cavern Club with his skiffle band The Quarrymen, a note from the manager was sent up to the stage: “Cut out the bloody rock ’n’ roll”. The Cavern was a jazz club then, and rock was frowned upon, though skiffle was tolerated. John, ever the rebel, had sneaked in two Elvis songs: Hound Dog and Blue Suede Shoes.
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Blues artist Carolyn Wonderland returns to Abilene Bar and Lounge to support new album
The Houston native and Rochester favorite is coming off a high-profile gig with John Mayall and has a new album on the iconic label Alligator Records.
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John Mayall is the true granddaddy of rock – and this mammoth collection proves it
John Mayall is a curious figure in rock history, a bit part player in his own story. At 87, the multi-instrumentalist has been a headline act since the mid-60s, a prolific talent who has written hundreds of songs and released around 70 albums across a career spanning six decades. Before the pandemic, he could still be found out on the road, playing hundreds of gigs a year. Yet you never hear him on oldies radio or film soundtracks, and I suspect most music lovers would be hard pressed to name a
