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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

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Along with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, The Bluesbreakers played a central role in British R&B. Under Mayall's unwavering commitment to the blues, they produced a generation of musicians.

The son of a keen amateur dance band musician, John Mayall put his first group, The Powerhouse Four, together while he was still at art school, studying to become a commercial artist. His next venture was the semi-professional Blues Syndicate who played gigs around the Manchester area. It was at one such gig, at the Twisted Wheel, that Alexis Korner persuaded Mayall to try his luck in London.

Mayall moved south and formed the Bluesbreakers in 1963. The first settled line-up of the band consisted of Bernie Watson (guitar), John McVie (bass) and Martin Hart (drums). This version of the Bluesbreakers lasted from July '63 to April '64 when Watson and Hart were replaced by Roger Dean and Hughie Flint respectively. It was this line-up that recorded the first single and cut an album live at a London club. These first recordings had a distinct R'n'B feel to them, but when Eric Clapton came on board from the Yardbirds early in '65 they switched to a more purist blues sound.

In 1966 they released their "Blues Breakers" album, an unexpected success commercially, the record firmly established Clapton's status as a guitar hero. Although singles would continue to be issued, Mayall became one of the first artists to concentrate on the albums market.

Clapton left in mid-66 for form the "supergroup" Cream and Mayall turned to Peter Green to replace him. Green would only remain with the group for a year before being leaving to form Fleetwood Mac and being succeeded by future Rolling Stone Mick Taylor.

Throughout their career the musicians themselves may have changed frequently but Mayall remained unconcerned about the commercial pressures of the day and stuck to a "back to the roots" policy of playing the blues.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers I (Jan. 1963 - Mar. 1963)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar - b. November 29, 1933, Macclesfield, England.
Sammy Prosser - guitar
Davy Graham - guitar
Ricky Brown - bass
Pete Burford - bass
John McVie - bass - b. November 26, 1945, London, England.
Sam Stone - drums
Brian Mayall - drums

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers II (Apr. 1963 - Jul. 1963)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Sammy Prosser - guitar
John Gilbey - guitar
John McVie - bass
Keith Robertson - drums

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers III (Jul. 1963 - Apr. 1964)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Bernie Watson - guitar
John McVie - bass
Peter Ward - drums
Martin Hart - drums

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers IV (Apr. 1964 - Apr. 1965)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Roger Dean - guitar
John McVie - bass
Hughie Flint - drums

Album:
"John Mayall Plays John Mayall" (1965)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers V (Apr. 1965 - Aug. 1965)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Eric Clapton - guitar - b. Eric Clapp on March 30, 1945, Ripley, England - formerly with The Roosters, Casey Jones and the Engineers, and The Yardbirds.
John McVie - bass
Hughie Flint - drums

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers VI (Aug. 1965 - Nov. 1965)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Jeff Krobbett - guitar
Peter Green - guitar
John McVie - bass
Jack Bruce - bass
Hughie Flint - drums

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers VII (Nov. 1965 - Jul. 1966)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Eric Clapton - guitar
John McVie - bass
Hughie Flint - drums

Album:
"Bluesbreakers - John Mayall with Eric Clapton" (1966) (with Eric Clapton)
Eric Clapton leaves to form Cream with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers VIII (Jul. 1966 - Sep. 1966)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Peter Green - guitar
John McVie - bass
Hughie Flint - drums
Hughie Flint forms McGuinness Flint (with Tom McGuinness, formerly of Manfred Mann).

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers IX (Sep. 1966 - Apr. 1967)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Peter Green - guitar
John McVie - bass
Aynsley Dunbar - drums

Album:
"A Hard Road" (1967)
Aynsley Dunbar later joins The Jeff Beck Group, Bonzo Dog Band, Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Journey, and Jefferson Starship.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers X (Apr. 1967 - May 1967)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Peter Green - guitar
John McVie - bass
Mickey Waller - drums
Mick Fleetwood - drums

Album:
"The Blues Alone" (1967)
Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood form Shotgun Express (with Rod Stewart), and later form Fleetwood Mac.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XI (Jun. 1967 - Sep. 1967)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Mick Taylor - guitar
John McVie - bass
Keef Hartley - drums
Chris Mercer - sax
Rip Kant - sax
Terry Edmonds - guitar

Album:
"Crusade" (1967)
John McVie forms Fleetwood Mac (with Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood).

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XII (Sep. 1967 - Apr. 1968)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Mick Taylor - guitar
Paul Williams - bass
Keith Tillman - bass
Andy Fraser - bass
Keef Hartley - drums
Chris Mercer - sax
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax

Albums:
"Diary of a Band, vol. 1" (1968)
"Diary of a Band, vol. 2" (1968)
Andy Fraser forms Free (with Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, and Simon Kirke).

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XIII (Apr. 1968 - Aug. 1968)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Mick Taylor - guitar
Tony Reeves - bass
John Hiseman - drums
Chris Mercer - sax
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax

Album:
"Bare Wires" (1968)
Tony Reeves, John Hiseman, and Dick Heckstall-Smith form Colosseum.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XIV (Aug. 1968 - May 1969)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Mick Taylor - guitar
Steve Thompson - bass
Colin Allen - drums

Album:
"Blues From Laurel Canyon" (1968)
Mick Taylor joins The Rolling Stones.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XV (Jun. 1969 - Jun. 1970)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Duster Bennett - guitar/vocals
Jon Mark - guitar
Johnny Almond - sax
Steve Thompson - bass
Alex Dmochowski - bass
Larry Taylor - bass

Albums:
"The Turning Point" (1969)
"Empty Rooms" (1970)
Jon Mark and Johnny Almond form The Mark-Almond Band.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XVI (Jul. 1970 - 1971)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Harvey Mandel - guitar - b. March 11, 1945, Detroit, Michigan - formerly with Canned Heat.
Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin - b. June 18, 1938, Pasadena, California; d. November 30, 1999.
Larry Taylor - bass - formerly with Canned Heat.

Album:
"USA Union" (1970)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XVII (1971)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Eric Clapton - guitar
Mick Taylor - guitar
Keef Hartley - drums
Harvey Mandel - guitar
Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin
Larry Taylor - bass

Album:
"Back to the Roots" (2-CDs) (1971)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XVIII (1971)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Harvey Mandel - guitar
Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin
Larry Taylor - bass

Album:
"Thru the Years" (1971)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XIX (1971)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Jimmy McCulloch - guitar - b. 1953, Glasgow, Scotland; d. September 27, 1979, London, England - formerly with Thunderclap Newman and Stone the Crows.
Larry Taylor - bass

Album:
"Memories" (1971)
Jimmy McCulloch later joins Paul McCartney's Wings and The Small Faces.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XX (1971)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Freddy Robinson - guitar
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Ron Selico - bass
Clifford Solomon - saxes

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXI (1971 - 1972)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Freddy Robinson - guitar
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Clifford Solomon - saxes
Keef Hartley - drums

Album:
"Jazz-Blues Fusion" (1972)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXII (1972)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Freddy Robinson - guitar
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Clifford Solomon - saxes
Keef Hartley - drums
Victor Gaskin - bass
Fred Jackson - saxes
Charlie Owens - flutes
Ernie Watts - sax

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXIII (1972 - 1973)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Freddy Robinson - guitar
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Red Holloway - flute/saxes
Keef Hartley - drums
Victor Gaskin - bass
Fred Jackson - saxes
Charlie Owens - flutes
Ernie Watts - sax

Album:
"Moving On" (1972)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXIV (1973 - 1975)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Freddy Robinson - guitar
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Red Holloway - flute/saxes
Keef Hartley - drums
Victor Gaskin - bass
Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin

Album:
"Ten Years Are Gone" (1973)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXV (1975)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Hightide Harris - bass/guitar
Red Holloway - flute/saxes
Randy Resnick - guitar
Soko Richardson - drums

Album:
"The Latest Edition" (1975)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXVI (1975 - 1977)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Don "Sugarcane" Harris - violin
Larry Taylor - bass
Dee McKinnie - vocals - b. 1950
Rick Vito - guitar - b. October 13, 1949, Darby, Pennsylvania.
Jay Spell - keyboards
Soko Richardson - drums

Albums:
"New Year, New Band, New Company" (1975)
"Notice to Appear" (1975)
"A Banquet in Blues" (1976)
Rick Vito later joins Fleetwood Mac.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXVII (1977)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Larry Taylor - bass
Jay Spell - keyboards
Red Holloway - flute/saxes
Gary Rowles - guitar
Frank Wilson - drums
Warren Bryant - percussion
Pepper Watkins - vocals
Patty Smith - vocals

Album:
"Lots of People" (1977)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXVIII (1977 - 1978)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
James Quill Smith - guitar
Steve Thompson - bass
Soko Richardson - drums

Albums:
"A Hard Core Package" (1977)
"The Last of the British Blues" (1978)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXIX (1979)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar

Album:
"Bottom Line" (1979) (with various studio musicians)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXX (1979 - 1980)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
James Quill Smith - guitar
Rick Vito - guitar
Chris Cameron - piano/clavinet
Christian Mostert - saxes/flutes
Angus Thomas - bass
Ruben Alvarez - drums
Maggie Parker - vocals

Album:
"No More Interviews" (1979)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXI (1980 - 1981)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
James Quill Smith - guitar
Maggie Parker - vocals
Kevin McCormick - bass
Soko Richardson - drums

Album:
"Road Show Blues" (1980)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXII (1981 - 1982)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Don McMinn - guitar
Bobby Manuel - guitar
Jeff Davis - bass
Mike Gardner - drums

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXIII (1982) (Reunion)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
John McVie - bass
Mick Taylor - guitar
Colin Allen - drums

Album:
"The 1982 Reunion Concert" (1994)
Group disbands.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXIV (1984 - 1985) (reformed)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Coco Montoya - guitar
Kal David - guitar - formerly with Illinois Speed Press.
Willie McNeil - drums
Walter Trout - guitar
Bobby Haynes - bass

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXV (1985 - 1990)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Joe Yuele - drums
Coco Montoya - guitar
Walter Trout - guitar
Bobby Haynes - bass

Albums:
"Behind the Iron Curtain" (1986)
"The Power of the Blues" (1987)
"Chicago Line" (1988)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXVI (1990 - 1991)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Joe Yuele - drums
Coco Montoya - guitar
Freebo - bass

Album:
"A Sense of Place" (1990)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXVII (1991 - 1994)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Joe Yuele - drums
Coco Montoya - guitar
Rick Cortes - bass

Album:
"Wake Up Call" (1993)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXVIII (1994 - 1995)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Joe Yuele - drums
Buddy Whittington - guitar
Rick Cortes - bass

Albums:
"Spinning Coin" (1995)
"Blues for the Lost Days" (1997)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers XXXIX ( ? - Present)

John Mayall - vocals/keyboards/harmonica/guitar
Joe Yuele - drums
Buddy Whittington - guitar
Greg Rzab - bass
Tom Canning - keyboards

Album:
"Padlock On The Blues" (1999)
"Along For The Ride" (2001) - John Mayall & Friends

Compilations:

"The Best of John Mayall" (1973)
"Archives to Eighties: Featuring Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor" (1988) (with Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor)
"Looking Back" (1990)
"John Mayall: London Blues, 1964-1969" (2-CDs) (1992)
"John Mayall: Room to Move, 1969-1974" (2-CDs) (1992)
"Cross Country Blues" (1994)
"As It All Began: The Best...1964-69" (1998)
"Drivin' On: The ABC Years (1975-1982)" (2-CD box set) (1998)
"Silver Tones: The Best of John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers" (1998)

Discography

Singles

May '64
Crawling Up A Hill/Mr. James
Decca F 11900

Oct '64
Crocodile Walk/Blues City Shakedown
Decca F 12120

Oct '65
I'm Your Witchdoctor/Telephone Blues
Immediate IM 012

Nov '65
Lonely Years/Bernard Jenkins
Purdah 45-3502

Sep '66
Parchman Farm/Key To Love
Decca F 12490

Oct '66
Looking Back/So Many Roads
Decca F 12506

L.P.s

Mar '65
John Mayall Plays John Mayall - Crawling Up A Hill/I Wanna Teach You Everything/When I'm Gone/I Need Your Love/The Hoot Owl/R&B Time/Night Train/Crocodile Walk/What's The Matter With You?/Doreen/Runaway/Heartache/Chicago Like

Decca LK 4680

Jul '66
Blues Breakers - All Your Love/Hideaway/Little Girl/Another Man/Double Crossin' Time/What'd I Say?/Key To Love/Another Kinda Love/Hit The Highway/Leaping Christine/Dust My Blues/There's Always Work/Same Way/Supernatural/Top Of The Hill/Someday After A While/Living Alone

Decca LK 4804



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