John Mayall (1933) Mayall (born November 29, 1933) is the son of Murray Mayall, a guitarist and a passionate jazz. Since childhood, he was approached by the sounds of American blues musicians, including Leadbelly, Albert Ammons, Pinetop Smith, and Eddie Lang, and, learned to play piano, guitar and harmonica.
Mayall attended art school and then did three years of military service with the British Army in Korea. In 1956, he began playing blues with almost professional groups, "The Powerhouse Four and, later," The Blues Syndicate ". Under the influence of Alexis Korner, he moved to London and formed "John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
The Bluesbreakers were a kind of test and training for blues musicians, and there were several changes of components before the arrival of Eric Clapton, with whom the group reached its first commercial success. After leaving Clapton to form Cream, the Bluesbreakers took among their ranks a number of other notable musicians, including Peter Green, John McVie, Kal David, and Mick Taylor. Record the words of Eric Clapton, John Mayall ran a school for musicians incredibly good. "
In the early '70s, Mayall reached commercial success in the United States moved to Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. There was an important influence on the careers of musicians emerging as Blue Mitchell, Red Holloway, Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel.
Mayall has since continued to play and give concerts, also restoring the Bluesbreakers in 1982.
On 29 November 2003 made a big concert in Liverpool on the stage, bringing, among others, Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor.
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