My Tribute To John Mayall (1933-2024)
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- I love you, John. ❤️ Thanks for the music.
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This was excellent Emma. What a wonderful tribute. The story of meeting him was great. Love that harmonica. The clip was perfect. I could go on about his importance and legacy, but I think the fact that this wonderful tribute was done by a young woman like yourself speaks volumes of his legacy and impact. Bravo. RIP John Mayall.
I appreciate you, Gary. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your record collection, Emma! I got turned onto John Mayall when I discovered Mick Taylor cut his teeth in the Blues Breakers. Then I found out Eric Clapton also played with Mayall. It wasn’t long before I discovered everybody and their brother played with Mayall. And this video has cheered me up. Not sure we’ll ever stop missing John Mayall. I know everyone who played with him will miss him more in addition to his family.
I also loved that story about you meeting him. He had this smile which was so sincere. You could tell he was really happy!
Rest in peace and God bless you, Mr. Mayall, Peter Green, Jack Bruce et al.
Thank you so much for this. RIP to John. Music lives on!
Yeah. I heard Him play for the first time in the sixties over 60 yrs ago. And that got me. RIP JOHN and thank's. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
Thank you for watching!
Very rare to hear a young woman 👩 confessing her love for the Blues esp the original British Blues music. I salue you and shared your gratitude for keeping the Blues flame alive 🙏 🙌 🔥 💙
Thank you very much :)
So great to see young people with an appreciation of great English Blues. I was 17 & listening to pirate radio stations when two brothers I knew introduced me to John Mayall, that album changed my life, it is in my collection along with many others by The Blues Breakers, & John Mayall. Also of course the Bands that grew out of his stable. That 'Blues Alone' album has some lovely tracks on it. "Marsha's Mood" is beautiful.
Thank you so much for watching!
Exellent tribute! John taught us how to love the blues, and he was a mentor to the greats! He was not only a traditionalist, but a great innovator not afraid to try new approaches like the fusion things, no drums, and the Mark-Almond lineup (Room to Move is so fantastic!)..
I just found your channel the other day after you were on the video chat with all the ("jazz nerd" ) collectors.
I'm a British Blues fan as well. I've been a fan of John since I got my driver's permit in 1967 and was allowed to drive on my own at 16. I'm from a small town and never lived close enough to catch one of his tours. My sister was living in Boston during that time and I asked her what was hot on the music scene. She said Country Joe & the Fish, & The Cream.
I promptly drove down to the department store and I picked up Fresh Cream, my first record. I didn't know the band members, but the jacket blurb said Clapton was in the Yardbirds and Mayall. The Yardbirds had been my favorite since I became a teenager and started really listening to the radio. They were so far ahead of their time, especially Jeff. I really didn't have access to band info back then, until I started reading album credits. It was hard to find Yardbirds albums in the store, since they had broken up. So my next mission was to get a Mayall album with Clapton. I had to go to the record shop, which was more expensive. There weren't any used record shops in my hometown back then. They didn't have Beano, but they did have Crusade and that is just a fantastic introduction album.
Cream has remained my favorite band ever since, but Mayall was always a must-get, so I was also picking up the Mayall albums whenever I could. All through my college years, I was turning people on to this great rootsy blues music that wasn't getting airplay. you had to hunt these albums out and it was like finding treasure when you found one.
I finally caught up with all the iterations of the lineup about the time USA Union came out, and I was so stoked because i love Canned Heat. This to me is some of Larry Taylor's best work because he is the total rhythm section; there were no drums, and no guitar. So often the bass gets buried in a mix-down, or muffled, but not there. My roommates at the time all loved this album and it was in heavy rotation.
I didn't keep my older Mayall albums in the community pile; those only came out on special occasions, like when someone new to Mayall was visiting and I would happily bring them out. I still have them!
By the way, there is a new Yardbirds double album compilation just out.
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I love stuff like this. RIP John.
Fantastic tribute Emma to John Mayall (RIP). I saw John in concert from about mid sixties and whole of the seventies, he came to Glasgow every year without fail and usually brought a new band every time with amazing musicians....I saw the Turning Point band and Jazz/Fusions band amongst others. One guitarist who did surprise me was Jimmy McCulloch who played with Wings....what a bluesman.....That was one of John's smaller bands with Keef Hartley on drums, Larry Taylor on bass, Jimmy on guitar and John on harp, piano, guitar and vocals. I still have my John Mayall vinyls...I noticed there was two I have that you didn't show....Bare wires and Back to the Roots....but you probably have them. I always loved his chic a chic singing with harp...bloody amazing!! Anyway thanks again Emma, you have great taste in BLUES!! subbed and like 454.
Thank you so much!
What a brilliant blues man, guitarist, songwriter,I have got most of his music,I like John mayall and the blues breakers with Eric Clapton,a hard road with Peter green,crusade,and bare wires which is an awesome album from 1968,R.i.p John, you Will be sadly missed by all.
Agreed - farewell to one of the best.
John Mayall, a mentor to many. Wonderful collection you have, thanks for sharing with us. Well done Emma!
Thank you very much!
BEANO Opened up the world of music to me. Thank You John Mayall
So true. Thanks for watching.
Wow, your John Mayall collection is impressive! What a great artist and influence on so many people. Thanks for the book recommendation, I will seek that one out. Cool that you got to meet him and get autographs, the harmonica was especially nice. Thanks for sharing your awesome Mayall collection!
Thanks for stopping by! :)
I saw Mayall in about 1978 at a small hall in Toronto. Amazing show.
I have about 1/3 of the Lp's that you have. You have an incredible collection.... I am jealous!!!
Your vid is informative and a heartfelt tribute. Now I have to increase my collection
Thanks.
Very cool - thanks for sharing and watching :)
Lasse from Sweden here. I've been listening to John Mayall since the first record was released, John Mayall plays John Mayall. It was recorded live on December 7, 1964. After Peter Green left the John Mayall Bluesbreakers, he started Fleetwood Mac, and the first record called Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac is a great blues record.
Thank you for watching & for sharing!
Britain has been rocked by this loss. Thank you for showing us that he was recognised across the pond.
RIP John!
R.I.P. John Mayall. Your legacy in blues music is long assured.
RIP John ❤️
John was in many ways the Art Blakey for an entire generation (or two) of young UK blues and rock musicians and beyond. Another legend passes but the music lives on forever.
Well said. Thanks for watching ❤️
Great to see the younger generation carry on the Greats, Eric Clapton put out a short,heart felt video,,,RIP. Mr Mayall,, Excellent Tribute,Thank You Emma!
Thank you very much! RIP John.
Fine tribute 👍
I started my journey into playing the blues 1988 by playing along with the Beano album. Still one of my all time favourites.
Thank you very much.
Loved your enthusiasm. You did John Mayall proud.
Thank you very much ❤️
RIP John Mayall , lucky to have seen him play live with Eric Clapton here in Liverpool 🙏🙏🎸😎🎸 BB
RIP ❤️
Just sat down with my morning coffee to see your video in my feed with the sad news of Mayall's passing. A wonderful heartfelt tribute to him Emma I don't think we'll see his like again - so many great musicians owe their careers to the man. So glad I got to see him live even if it was just the one time. I thought I was mad to buy the massive very expensive CD box set that Madfish put out a while back, but I'm so glad I did. Think it's going to be a day to delve into his catalogue. RIP John.
Hey Peter. I was thinking about a handful of people last night and you were one of them. He really was one of the all time greats.
I have listened to john for 56 years love his music thanks for your enthusiasm
Thank you very much for watching.
I went to one of his concerts in my youth in my home country of Norway, the city of Stavanger. I used to have all of his early albums.
Very cool :)
Hi Emma ! Thanks for the tribute. The Turning Point is one of my favorite live albums. My Dad used to play it when I was a kid & I made sure to get a copy when I was in high-school. The music never dies.
Music lives on!
Awesome video have a wonderful day also RIP to John mayall ❤😢
Thank you. Farewell to John.
What a very nice tribute Emma! You VCLT’d me some Mayall in the past and that meant a lot knowing how important he and his music was to you. That harmonica is just the best. A true treasure. What a legacy he has left. And his spirit will live on through his gift of music for ages to come. Spin them loud tonight for John. ❤
Thank you, Bill! ❤️
He came to Des Moines and played the now gone 5:23 Blues on Grand blues bar. He was also selling cds between sets. I bought his latest music and he was so gracious and kind. We talked about the time when he came to LA and put out Blues from Laurel Canyon. I was living in the area at the time. Truly a real legend, ask Eric ! Love you John. Play on Blueman
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
Very nicely done. It's good to see your generation discovering the OG musicians!. I first heard John Mayall in the mid-1960s on John Peels show. I've been listening to him ever since. In 1970, I saw him live for the only time at the Bath Blues Festival along with an amazing line-up. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, amongst others. I was 19!
While it is very sad that he has gone, as you showed with your record collection, he has left us a wonderful collection of great music, which will live on. There are also the numerous videos on RUclips. His legacy is that nearly everyone who played blues or rock over the last 50-something years has some connection to John. They either played in one of his bands, or played with someone who did. It would be fascinating to try to build a family tree starting with the first incarnation of the Bluesbreakers.
Thank you for bringing back some great memories and spurring me to replace some of the missing items from my current collection. I had most of his stuff on vinyl from the 60's through the 80s, but it went missing while I was in hospital in 2005. Now I am slowly replacing it with CDs or downloads. BTW I like your t-shirt.
One of my biggest regrets in life is that I did not go to the Bath festival in 1970. I went To The IOW festival and at the time I thought I couldn't really afford another trip which meant I missed out on seeing John Mayall and Led Zep, unknown to me I'd never get another opportunity to see either of them 'cos of stuff, life etc.
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to watch the video. Have a great day.
@@dazedandconfused318 That's the way it goes. I never saw John again, but I saw Led Zeppelin again in 1975 at Earls Court in London. Recently I found that there are videos on RUclips of at least 2 of the 3 nights they played, but I have forgotten which night I was there! One of mmy friends has a contact for the young woman I took, so I may ask here if she can remember.
I have all the remastered Zep cd's, and several of John's, mostly the early ones so I will be listening to the young Clapton.
@@EightVinylLow It was a pleasure to watch. The news effected me more than I had expected. My Dad was a classical musician and played Viola in symphony orchestras. When I was growing up there were always groups of his friends getting together to play. In effect classical jams. Listening to John Mayall in any of his iterations had the same effect on my. They always sounded like a group of mates having a jam and a lot of fun.
Some friends and I a re planning a get together to listen to whatever we have of John's recordings. At least one of us still has LP's, and one has a proper listening room with turntables and cd players, so we shall get in some beers and have a good time. An old farts listening party!
Really good video about John mayhall I'm just listening to John mayhall on Spotify really music from him a English guy
Thank you for watching!
Bravo 👋👋👋👋👋 Thanks for share.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for a great tribute. John Mayall made a major important influence to so many musicians and bands like the band I collect most Fleetwood Mac. RIP to John Mayall and thanks for your gifts of music.
Thank you very much for watching. Farewell, John!
Nice collection I love the spinning coin album a hidden gem
Love Spinning Coin! Thanks for watching.
Wow! This is the first I've heard of his death! Now, I should share my own personal "John Mayall Story!" I was working with a local Bluegrass/Country/Southern Rock band whose leader was a guy named Leon Poindexter back in 1977/78 in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. We were scheduled to open for a Mayall concert at the Sunshine Speedway racetrack the next day, but we were booked to play the Don Cesar (sp?) Hotel lounge on St. Petersburg Beach the night before. The stage was rather high and large, and a couple of sets in, I felt somebody tugging at my pant leg. Looking down, I saw a little guy beckoning for my attention. He asked if it would be okay if John Mayall came up and played one of my harmonicas? I said "sure" and passed the word to the rest of the band. I had no idea Mayall was staying at that high-end hotel that night! And then, the great man himself stepped up. He looked in my case, which held 12 diatonic harmonicas, mostly Hohner Golden Melodies and a few old Marine Bands. He then declared that he didn't like the "plastic" Golden Melodies and preferred to play the "wooden" Marine Bands. He chose one in Bb and my band launched into a blues tune in the corresponding key. I went and sat down in the crowd and listened to one of my early harmonica idols play one of my harps for the rest of the set. Great memory! "Brute" Bruttomesso
Thank you for sharing!
When I was 17 my friends and I got into the Blues and we discovered the Blues Breakers, since then I have been a big fan of John Mayall person and musician. A couple of years ago I went to a John Mayall and friends concert, amazing. When it was over and we were walking out the door, sitting there at a small table in the doorway selling CDs was the one and only John Mayall himself. I spoke to him, told him how much he meant to me and thanked him for all his wonderful music, bought a CD which he signed, we shook hands, I wished him well and bid him good night. And I am so glad for that fleeting moment I met him.
Best tribute I have seen today. Brilliant! Started following the man back in 67 and fifty plus albums and numerous concerts, I am still in awe.
Thank you so much for your kind words. RIP John.
Hi Emma. What a legend and what a great love for John Mayall and his collection you have wow. What great memories of him and his music that I loved to him too. I saw him in 1975 open for Robin Trower at Hara Arena in Dayton . The arena closed in 2016. Someone was to buy it but it blew down in 2019 from tornado. Thanks to John for being there that night and watching a master at work . RIP John Mayall. Thanks for this video loved it, TC dear.
Thank you for watching & for sharing your story.
I saw him many many year ago He had a radio show witch I listened to religiously and taped the shows.he turned myself and friends on to lots of great music Another great gone he will be missed.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you saw John in 1966 . Loved the blues ever since . May John sail on . 😊😊😊
1966 … wow!
Really nice tribute, Emma. Well done.
Thank you very much!
Lovely tribute. Great artist!
Thank you, Mazzy.
Great tribute,
The autographed Turning Point found you because you were meant to have it.
Thank you ❤️
Hi Emma! Thanks for this tribute to a great and remarkable man. I bought my first harmonica under the spell of USA Union. "My Pretty Girl" is perhaps my all time favorite song by him. Turning Point got a lot of FM radio play back in the day, with "California" and "Room to Move." In 2013 I was thinking about how in all those years I had never seen him live, and so I looked up his tour schedule and discovered that he was headlining a blues festival in San Jose that very weekend! Naturally I went to that, and then saw him again a year later in Oakland, and another year after that in Napa. Farewell John!
Thank you, Michael!
Emma, great tribute to John Mayall. I was familiar with John Mayall before but never started getting his records until watching your channel like 5 years ago. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
Thank you so much ❤️ he’s the best & will be greatly missed. His music will live on!
Was lucky to see John multiple times over the years. First time i saw him was the USA Union tour after was the Jazz Blues Fusion tour. Saw the Reunion tour in the early 80's. And i saw in the late 80's and in the 90's. First time i heard him was some friends were playing Blues from Laurel Canyon and when the Turning Point came out i bought that. I was lucky to meet him by chance at the L.A. Car show in the late 90's .Got to chat with him for a minute a very nice man and a great musician.
Thank you for sharing your story!
My life changed when a friend introduced me to Bluesbreakers and A Hard Road in 1967, I'd never heard anything like it before and it led to a lifetime of loving The Blues leading to discovering all the greats that inspred him such as Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker etc. Lovely tribute , RIP John
Thank you for sharing.
What a sad day. John Mayall is one of the best. Nice tribute to him. Well done.
Thanks Tony
Great tribute video. I was saddened to hear the news today. Recently I started picking up his music and I love it. The Turning Point was my gateway. I still haven't picked up his earlier records. Take Care.
Thank you - keep digging into his discography. It has been one of my favorite rabbit holes.
Love your enthusiasm! Thank you.
Mayall - a true legacy for sure. The artist may leave us, but his music remains.
Thank you very much!
Nice tribute. I'm a fan. I have a number of his albums although it took me awhile to find a nice copy of the "Beano" album. I do not have "A Hard Road" I will have to watch for it. I appreciate your passion. Cheers.
Thank you very much, Richard!
very sad news. I grew up with his vibration and vibes. God bless his soul. Greetings from Indonesia.
Thank you for watching!
I think Blues from Laurel Canyon is the best because its the most personal in my opinion
Thanks for all your music through the years......
That is an excellent album!!!!
I had the Beano, Back to the Roots, and USA Union vinyls. They were all great but USA Union was my favorite. On that album Harvey Mandel was the guitar soloist and he played without sustain, unusual for the time when everyone was copying Clapton and Hendrix. The band also featured Sugarcane Harris rocking on violin and Larry Taylor thumping the bass. Sadly I lost my entire '60s and '70s LP collection during a cross-country move. It would probably worth worth a million today, or maybe more. I saw John (I think it was in Anaheim California Convention Center) when he featured Blue Mitchell on trumpet. The audience was screaming all through the music so John stopped and told them to calm down, "Give us some room." Also he performed without a shirt to show off that he was still buff in his forties. RIP John Mayall, you were one-of-a-kind.
Thank you for sharing :)
Great tribute, RIP John.
Thank you. Farewell John.
Excellent video-obituary - best of those I have seen so far. Love your enthusiasm. You have many of his releases but did not show two of the best early ones that you must seek out:
1. John Mayall and the Blues Breakers - "So Many Roads" Compilation from 1968 with several Peter Green tracks from rare 45s that never appeared on albums. Unfortunately only released in Germany and the Netherlands. Not expensive on Discogs.
2. John Mayall with Paul Butterfield - 4 track 45 EP "All my life +3" UK 1967. Brilliant stuff. Also not expensive. Get them if you haven't already.
Thank you very much! I will keep an eye out for the recommendations.
Have listened to John since 1960s - and have followed him and all his musical twists and turns ever since. Saw Walter Trout (ex Bluesbreaker) in Buxton, England last year and John’s brother joined him onstage. I think I am a Mayall completist 🙈
I hope to be a Mayall completist one day. I still have a long way to go. Thanks so much for watching!
My first John MAYALL LP was The Hard Road LP with Peter Green. I think the second LP was the Beano LP. Then it may have been Blues Alone. Looking Back really showcased all the working bands that he had had and all the fabulous musicians that played in his band. Bare Wires and loads more afterwards. A fabulous blues man!
Agreed - there will never be one like him again. Thanks for watching.
Hard Road , Memories , Bare Wires , Crusade , Back to the Roots , Blues Alone, Laurel Canyon Home , y muchos más ,, GRACIAS ,JOHN .
So many great ones!
My heart goes out to his family and friends we lost another legend I grew up listening to John mayall he introduced the world to so many future stars rip John mayall
Farewell John!
I often thought the "hard road" for him was trying to keep great players in his band. Rather he provided a training ground/launching pad for their eventual departure. He had to spend a
lot of time recruiting it seemed. Nice job - thanks!
Thank you!
Rip John
Farewell to John ❤️
So sorry. Immediately thought of you when I heard the news. We will always have his music 😢❤
Thanks Kevin. Music lives on!
Hola
Me llamo David y vivo en Guadalajara, España
Tengo 55 años
Gracias por este video bonito y especial del gran John Mayall
Pude verlo en directo 3 veces
Es un placer
Thank you!
@@EightVinylLow 🌺
in the day i saw him many times,he almost seemed like the whisky a go go house band he played there so often.for a time he used jazz musicians ,and thats how i learned about jazz,it was always a great opening night when he appeared the Whisky would be packed-iloved seeing him and i would see him when he wasnt playing but just there watching other bands,i loved the turning point album,really so many were great bands he had i have pictures i took when mick taylor played in his band,i've never forgotten those nights,and there was a waitress who smiled at me one night while john was playing,i was sitting on the stairs there,i never had the courage to sayanything to her,she was always nice, because she was johns girlfriend at the time,so i hardley stood a chance hahaha.HE was special and his bands creative,i loved the crusade album,my best friend at the time first played it for me---anyway great times and a real special talent who always changed bands ,styles,blues,jazz,acoustic ect-i will miss him like i missed those days on oprning night at the whiskey A GO GO ,🤔💚😢
Harold - thank you so much for sharing this story. ❤️
Great video Emma! I am a Brit living in SoCal. I was born in 1950 & grew up with the Bluesbreakers album & all British blues & the great blues package tours that toured Britain.
Thank you for all your great info.
I also played with Steve Thompson after he left J. May all after the Laurel Canyon album. John always encouraged young musicians!!
Thank you very much!
Well, that's a shame. He was 90, so that's not too bad.
Pretty cool you got to see him. I'm sure you're going to appreciate that show for a long long time.
Great tribute and I hope you listen to his music over the next few days.
Thanks Jim. He’s definitely taking over my turntable. But he already had before his passing anyway :) … farewell to John.
Rest easy John Mayall. 😢
@@matthewstreet1961 ❤️
Great tribute….from the heart.
Thank you very much.
Great video my friend
Thank you so much Curtis.
@EightVinylLow your very welcome sorry I haven't been watching your videos cause I have been very busy my friend.
Nice tribute Emma
Thank you very much!
"The Sun Is Shining Down" John Mayall
Forty Below Records 2022
I think is his newest release, I'm surprised you didn't show it.
Carolyn Wonderland is the wonderful guitar player you saw with John. I've seen her 6 or 7 times - she's great. I am surprised to discover 11 different John Mayall titles in my collection.
I love Carolyn Wonderland. So talented. The Sun Is Shining Down is a fab release - just don’t have on vinyl. Thanks for watching!
You should get Diary of a band. It is another fantastic double album from the old days.
It’s an excellent one. Just don’t own it on vinyl yet.
The albums to particularly look out for are two 1979 releases - bottom line & no more interviews- not his best but difficult to find. Keep the flame burning.
I’ll keep an eye out for them. Thank you!
Great tribute I have seen John from early sixties and bought 90 percent of his vinyl and cds some 30 off I have really liked his playing and touring up to 90 yrs well done John you lived your life to full
Thanks for watching. RIP John.
R.I.P. John Mayall .The greatest king of blues 💗🙏
Farewell John.
Thanks for this...he deserves all the accolades he gets...history will remember his influence.
Thanks for watching. RIP John.
I love The Turning Point. The Laws must change song is Tops ! Nice tribute and thank you. Such memories.
Thank you very much! The Turning Point is a gem.
I was with my hero and some Bluesbreakers many times. That album was my very first album in 1967 (I was 16 then...)
Thank you for sharing!
World of John Mayall was the first album I ever bought, aged 15, in 1970. The Bear, with that great intro, was my favourite track, about the time he lived with Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite in Laurel Canyon. When he sings, “All my friends in Canned Heat ..” I thought Wow he knows these guys!
The Bear!!
Legend
Truth!
RIP. John Mayall's Blues Breaker of course he was known for.
The Godfather of British Blues! RIP.
I bought Beano when it was new, and met John Mayall at Manny's Music in NYC around 1974.
Very cool - 1974! Wow. Must’ve been a great show.
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Going back to late sixties , get Bare Wires , Diary of a Band vols 1&2 .
Bare Wires is excellent. Just haven’t picked it up on vinyl yet. Thanks for watching!
Strange and beautiful communion around the world for a beautiful man and artist.
Thanck you john.
When you brought up the Beano album, I decided to go ahead and share my John Mayall discovery story.
I guess I should go ahead and share my father's story. He(my father) said that he went into the Whiskey a go-go, and heard a music that blew away all the surf music that he had been listening to through the 60s. At the time, John Mayall's main guitarist was Mick Taylor. But, he brought up a guy out of the audience to play a song or two. And, then that guy went back in the audience, and John said "thanks Eric!"
Well, I like to say that the Doors movie is when I went down the blues rabbit hole - first the British Blues/Rock scene of Rolling Stones, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and then original blues for African Americans.
Well, after getting into the Doors officially( I had of course heard of them. Mtv had these "Closet Classics" which they always showed the same thing - the Doors Light My Fire!), I tried Led Zeppelin. I actually found Led Zeppelin to deep blues on a first listen. I then got into the Beatles actually!
I binged on the Beatles, and then I found . . . John Mayall! I don't remember which album was first - the live at Klooks Kleek or maybe some compilation album. But, it was not the Beano album!
I found the Beano album in a curious way. For some reason, he had two Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton separated from the main John Mayall area of his vinyl collection. He had it up a row, and to the left.
I think I had listened to all the compilation albums, which had a smattering of Eric Clapton(and Peter Green) - including Stormy Monday which was on the "Down the Line" compilation album. My father had like three or four John Mayall compilation albums - and Down the line was one.
But, once again, for some strange reason, my father had the Beano album separated apart from all the other John Mayall albums!
He had almost all the John Mayall albums, from his LIve at Klooks Kleek through the Jazz Blues fusion albums, but one - the Peter Green album - the Hard Road album!
But, several of the compilation albums had a few Peter Green songs, and some Peter Green material that didn't make it on an official album - songs like "Out of Reach", "Mama talk to your daughter."
I was like "who's this guy who's as good as Eric Clapton? How can anybody be as good as Eric, and I've never heard of him? I figured it out paying close attention to the live "Diary of a Band" in a magazine reporter interview, or someone like that, he was asking John questions about "so Eric left to form Cream, and . . . Peter Green left to form . . . Fleetwood Mac"
My jaw hit the floor. i just paused, moved the needle back to try to hear again. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was like "what, Fleetwood Mac is Stevie Nicks." I know Fleetwood Mac's Rumors was great and all. But, I couldn't believe Fleetwood Mac went back that far.
I soon found a buncyh of Peter Green Fleetwood Mac albums at local rare and used record stores. Mine were actually written in chinese - the liner notes were all in Chinese!
Peter Green made a comeback, officially with a 1995 Guitar World interview. I had already dug him up - had the Hard Road album.
That's probably my main John Mayall's Bluesbreakers discovery stories.
Thank you for sharing :)
I didn't know he made all those records-which I saw in the used record stores.
And I only showed probably 15-20% of his entire discography. It’s massive. What a gem.
I own this album signed by john himself.
Very cool :)
John was the bomb! he will be missed. Cheers.
That he was. Thanks for watching.