John Mayall

John Mayall (born the November 29th 1933) is one of the bluesmen English (at the same time Chanteur, Harmoniciste, more Pianiste that Guitariste, and Auteur-compositeur) most famous.

Biography

Born in Macclesfield, a small village close to Manchester where it was rocked by the discs Jazz his father and was influenced by artists like Leadbelly, Albert Am, Pinetop Smith, and Eddie Lang (its bluesman preferred remaining J.B. Lenoir), it is put as of the 13 years age to learn the piano, then the Guitare as an autodidact. Deeply original, it manufactures itself its guitars and it lived even a certain time in a hut in a tree!

Before beginning his musical career, John Mayall knew a beginning of career of graphic designer whom it definitively left at 30 years to form The Bluesbreakers which remains the name of its group more than forty years after (today, the musicians are American).

At the time of the famous British Blues Boom English of 1963 this group proved to be a true seedbed of talents for the British blues by revealing innumerable musicians, and in particular the bass player Jack Bruce, the guitarists Eric Clapton (who formed Cream then), then Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac with the bass player of Bluesbreakers John McVie formed to him), and Mick Taylor (which returned to the Rolling Stones)…

Discography

It is only about the original and official discography on album 33T or CD, excluding 45 T and all compilations or other “Best off” as well as the republications coupled or not. It is classified by chronological order of recording. Except another mention, the disc was recorded and published in the year indicated.

John Mayall Plays John Mayall (Live At Klooks Kleek, 12/7/64), 1965
Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton , 1966
has Hardware Road , Oct. - Nov. 66,1967
Crusade , 1967
The Blues Alone , 1967
Diary off has Band Volume 1 , Oct. - Nov. 67,1968 (live)
Diary off has Band Volume 2 , Oct. - Nov. 67,1968 (live)
Bare Wires , 1968
Blues from Laurel Canyon , 1968
Looking back , 1964-67, 1969
Thru the years , 1964-68, 1971 Primal
solos , April 66 and mai+déc. 68,1977 (live)
The Masters-B.O.F. The Turning Not , May-June 69, 1999 (double CD live)
Live At The Marquee , 6/30/69, 1999
The Turning Not , 1969 (live)
Empty rooms , 1970
the USA Union , 1970
Back to the roots , Nov. 70,1971 (double 33T)
Memories , 1971
Jazz Blues fusion , Nov. - DEC. 71,1972 (live)
Rock'n'roll the blues tonight , 1970-71, 1999 (double CD live)
Moving one , 1972 (live)
Ten years are gone , 1973 (double 33T including 1 live)
The latest edition , 1974
New year, new band, new company , 1975
Note to appear , at the end of 75,1976
has banquet in blues , 1976
Lots off people 11/24/76, 1977 (live)
has hardware core package , 1977
The last off the British blues , 1978 (live)
Bottom line , 1979
No more interviews , 1979
Road show blues , 1980
Return off the Bluesbreakers , 1981-82, 1985
The 1982 meeting concert , 6/17/82, 1994
Rolling with the blues , 72-73, 80 + 82,2003 (double CD live)
Cross-country race country blues , May 81 and July 84, 1994
Behind the iron curtain , 1985 (live)
The power off the blues , April 87, 1992 (or 90?) (live)
Files to eighties , Nov. 70 + janv. 88,1988
Chicago line , 1988
has off judicious place , Dec. 89,1990
Wake up cal , Oct. - Nov. 92,1993
Live from Austin, Texas , Sept. 13 93,2007
Spinning Corner , mai+ August 94, 1995
Blues for the lost days , Oct. 96,1997
Padlock one the Blues , Oct. 98,1999
Along for the wrinkle , at the end of 00,2001
Stories , 2002
70th Birthday Concert , 2003 (double CD live)
Road dogs , 2005
Live At The BBC (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, 1965-1967 + 1975), 2007
In The De luxe hotel Off The King (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers), 2007

To announce that the official fanclub published 4 CD live since 2000, including 1 with private recordings going back to 1957 to 1962 and 3 others recorded in 2000 and 2002. The album Raw blues of 1967 is one compiles various artists and contains 6 news going back to 1966.

External bonds

the official site of John Mayall
a page with a table of the musicians of Bluesbreakers of 1963 to our days, with the corresponding albums
a French article of 1968 on JM with some bonds

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