John Mayall | Artist

John Mayall OBE is an English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter born 1933 in Macclesfield, Cheshire. In 1962 Mayall formed his first Blues R&B band which included John McVie, and soon scored a residency at London's Marquee club. In 1965 Mayall formed The Bluesbreakers with whom he would create some of the greatest albums of the British Blues boom. Some of the names that passed through the Bluesbreakers were Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Peter Green, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Jon Hiseman. Throughout his Fifty year career Mayall has recorded many classic blues rock albums including Blues Breakers, A Hard Road, Crusade, Bare Wires, The Turning Point and Blues From Laurel Canyon.

Artist Website: johnmayall.com

Featured Albums: John Mayall

Related Artists: Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac, Mick Taylor, Mark-Almond, Colosseum