Wonderful interview. So sorry to be losing him but what a LEGACY! Thank goodness he did what he did or we could have a whole different landscape of music. 💔
I left home, loved music and sang acapella from 4 or so years old. Left home at 18 and bought my first instrument, a harmonica. I walked around Orange County playing my harmonica. I remember playing to Ten Years After, "Going Home" a lot at that time. John Mayall was a great influence for me! "Room To Move" has always meant a lot to me.
Joe, Excellent interview with John Mayall. You approach these interviews just like you do your concerts....always 100% prepared. You are just as skilled as an interviewer as you are a musician. Not only are you arguably the greatest bluesman of this generation, you are also an encyclopedia of blue history.
Joe Bonamassa: These interviews are PRICELESS. Thank you so much for these. You have done an expert job documenting valuable insights from many important musicians in your series. Always entertaining and informative, these are very meaningful to music lovers now, and more importantly, will be forever. You are creating history. Excellent work on these interviews Mr B! My wish list for future interviews: Jack Pearson, Buddy Whittington, Coco Montoya, Debbie Davies, Taj Mahal, Derek Trucks, Carlos Santana, Shemekia Copeland, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Jaimoe, Delbert McClinton, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Michael Shrieve ...
God Bless you John! Met him at a meet and greet after a show a couple years ago, class act, still putting on great shows and working with great players!
Saw John more times in Munich when Buddy Whittington was his lead guitarist. Before the show I saw him coming and setting up the gear on the stage, and I was impressed that he was doing that. Very good shows, Buddy remained one of my preferred blues guitar players. John is a living legend.
I'll never forget listening to the Beano album for the first time, on repeat all night at a party in '83, while I learned that she liked me too. .(she still does!), or the time I went to see BB King and John was the support act. Thank you John, and thank you too Joe.
The only album on my smartphone is Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, I probably rotate a few hundred individual tracks of all genres but the Beano album is always there.
Thanks Joe, good on you, great to see this interview, thanks again. And yes John should be in the R'n'R HOF. I grew up with the Bluesbreakers and followed his music all the way through........just great!!
I have been fortunate to see John with some of the greats, including Mick Taylor and the great Buddy Whittington. True to form, he definitely plays with such enthusiasm and gives a fantastic show. Thanks to Joe and great to see John telling his story's.
Thanks so much for this interview Joe, it's fantastic to see John, he still sounds the same as when I met him in Dallas and we talked before the show, what a treat to hang with my hero
John Mayall is a phenomenon: 87 next month, 58 years of career, playing with and promoting the greatest names in blues ! Plus he’s a nice guy: I met him and chatted a while after his show in Paris back in the ‘70s. I was a young lad playing guitar for just a few years. He answered my questions with patience and kindness. A real legend !
I watched them playing at the Blues Tent at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. Carolyn Wonderland is a great addition to the band, always smiling and playing her heart out. Thanks.
Hard Road featuring Peter Green was the first blues album i heard and was hooked. It started my long journey into blues guitar playing . Thanks John for introducing us to Clapton &Green. Legends ! 🎸
Thanx you two. Such dedication to the best of Human endeavors. Music. History has a splendid soundtrack to choose from, thanks to the incubus of rock blues and jazz fusion. Long live the classics and drivers of sonic beat.
Wow! The man、the legend! I'd been a fan for a few years before I saw John for the first time in January, 1981 in San Francisco when he reunited the Bluesbreakers. Saw him 3 times after that. Great!
Thank you so much for doing this Joe!!! I was buying his albums on vinyl 30 years ago- and that pretty much put me into the Blues direction (beside Jimi and Purple) ... always so cool to hear background stories from the stars themself! I start to get addicted to this interview series ... very inspiring!
Mr Mayall...Thanks for all you have done for music and especially BLUES ! You are a king ...Saw you in concert with Buddy Whittington and it was pure magic. Keep on making music Sir 🥰. Take care
What an amazing interview. Thank you, Joe, for sharing with the world. And thank you very, very much, Mr. Mayall for your music and your humbleness. It’s criminal that The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has not added you to their roster.
What a great interview! Thank you for bringing this to us Joe, it's not often we get to hear from a icon like Mr. Mayall. This man is overlooked and underappreciated by the main stream and is a huge part of the foundation of rock music. It's criminal that he has not been inducted into the RR HOF.
Thanks for saying Peter Green is also on the mountain with the three other great British guitarist! Yes, he always knocked me over with every note! Unbelievable!!!
While I love Peter Green, he always struck me as very much in his own category. Great guitarist, in terms of style, songwriting, tone, singing, and influence he's one of the unsung pillars of blues rock. The 3 Yardbirds alumni were all a step ahead in terms of pure technique, but that's because they wanted to be guitar slingers and not one man blues machines like Green. Clapton is a good comparison, but not until Derek & The Dominoes, when Eric came in to his own as a singer. The most important thing I've always felt about Peter Green is that he was a total package deal. It's actually very similar to B.B. King, people always talk about the guitar playing and I think the more impressive thing is that both King and Green were *unbelievably moving* singers with one of a kind voices that just happened to be better at guitar than most great blues singers. I don't really steal Green's licks, but I've failed to recreate his "vibe" on many songs in my life🤣
Such an important interview Joe. I wonder who will be doing this to you in 40 years time? Regards the Hall of Fame, what can be done to get John inducted ASAP. It's a crime that he's not been invited.
John Mayall and David Bowie were 2 of the greatest talent scouts of all time, and they always let their musicians shine as themselves. I've always found that so inspiring, it takes a magnificent combination of confidence and humility to use your name and songs to highlight musicians being themselves. Zappa is worth mentioning too, but IMO Mayall and Bowie picked people that would bring their own ideas, while Zappa needed high class musicians to bring his insane ideas to reality. Just different.
Joe - YOU - will be inducted into the R&R Hall Of Fame, one day, but before then, you should be awarded an honorary Doctorate PhD as a scholar and historian of music.
I recently saw John in Las Vegas and was fortunate enough to get some from row footage. I saw him a lot during the Coco years as he toured So Cal, even with Debbie Davies. Great interview Joe and thanks for recognizing this great talent and "band leader".
I became disinterested in rock music durring mid 80's, but then I discovered two musicians that won me back to listening...Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayall. Blues and Blues Rock has such diversity and Mayall has covered it all durring his storied career. 😊
Thanks Joe! John has been one of my absolute Faves since the mid/late Sixties. See you at the next HGC get together whenever You & Rick are comfortable doing one.. been way too long but we don't want anyone of our friends to be sick!
I just started watching these interviews you have on here. What an awesome experience it is to be able to hear these stories from someone who’s part of that history, who was there! You get to imagine and feel through them what it was like. You can't help but feel enriched by the conversation. Searching for the next interview from ”Nerdville.”
We worked with John in Pittsburgh,at a place called Grafitti.July 4 1996.John paid us a huge compliment.John, was the first guy I heard playing Blues Rock.
I really appreciate this interview for many reasons..anyone that considers themselves a blues player they own a copy of the " Beano" album... I've worn my share out and love this man's drive for the blues...
Saw John Mayall with Chicken Shack in Hastings a few years ago - smallish venue but great concert ❤️ Thank you Joe for another great interview, keep em coming! xxx
Thanks Joe. John is such a humble guy. I met him at a show in San Diego a few years back. I asked him about The Turning Point album which I love. At the time of its release it was meant with some less than positive reviews. I asked John about that and he basically answered in much the manner he did in your interview which was well I do what I do, what feels right to me at the time and that's all there is to that. As regards the RRHOF not only should John be in. He should have been one of the early or inaugural inductees.
We met at the House of Blues in New Orleans when they put you in the Heritage Room, the smallest room at the venue. There weren't a lot of people there, so I actually got to talk to you, get an autographed CD and a bumper sticker. Lost all that in hurricane Ida. I did buy one of your Epiphone Signature SG's, And I love it!
I had the chance to see John @ the Central Valley Blues Festival front row center years ago. The lineup was Mo Fo Party Band,Delta Wires,Walter Trout,Coco Montoya, and headlining John Myall w/Buddy Whittington on guitar. Show finally Blues Breakers w/ Walter & Coco joining on stage. Doesn't get any better than that. THANK YOU JOHN FOR MANY YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC. Especially enjoyed Bare Wires w/Mick Taylor.
Between the few names you mentioned at the end of the video, Buddy Whittington and David Grissom are 2 I’d been curious to hear what John Mayall would say about them. Buddy certainly was a core participant to the Blues Breakers. And yes: John Mayall absolutely should be part of a hall of fame (Rock n Roll) or Blues, for his essential contribution to these styles in the last 58 years. He definitely deserves it 100%
I watch every week and usually thank you here in the comments. But this time I saw the guest and went HOLY SH**!!! Look, I'm 64. But as a teen jamming in the bedroom, I had this guy on the box using reel-to-reel tapes from Columbia House. Are you kidding me? And have never heard his speaking voice to this day. Ok, I'm gonna go watch it now. Haven't yet . Jez, well done yall.
Aaawwweeesomeee JOE❤️ Thank you sooo much for this video🙏 John Mayall🌹is really amazing and great guy😍 Great and interesting stories again😍😍 Stay safe my love❤️
Wonderful line-up. I saw them in Montreux a few years ago. Interestingly, Gary Moore made a guest appearance. There's a vid of that on the Tube somewhere. Brilliant
Brilliant! Thanks Joe for this.... RiP Mr John Mayall.
Wonderful interview. So sorry to be losing him but what a LEGACY! Thank goodness he did what he did or we could have a whole different landscape of music. 💔
I left home, loved music and sang acapella from 4 or so years old. Left home at 18 and bought my first instrument, a harmonica. I walked around Orange County playing my harmonica. I remember playing to Ten Years After, "Going Home" a lot at that time. John Mayall was a great influence for me! "Room To Move" has always meant a lot to me.
This is a real gem, John was there right at the start of the British Blues Boom and seems to get better with age, a true blues gentleman.
Wonderful interview Joe. John Mayall will live forever thru his legacy. Bless the Blues!
What a brilliant interview with a true musical great. Thanks Joe and well done you mate.
Joe, Excellent interview with John Mayall. You approach these interviews just like you do your concerts....always 100% prepared. You are just as skilled as an interviewer as you are a musician. Not only are you arguably the greatest bluesman of this generation, you are also an encyclopedia of blue history.
Saw John Mayall on Hastings Pier IN 1966, playing the Beano Album wirh Eric.
Wow, that was early days.
Wish i was there ! 👍🎸
Saw him with Mick Taylor at a weekend festival at Woburn Abbey in, I think 1967. Taste were on the same night.
The Grant John Mayall of king of the blues withe legend tank you ......Ambato - Ecuador
Mayalls superb vocals inspired by Freddie King & Buddy Guy have always been a key part of his great music.
Joe Bonamassa: These interviews are PRICELESS. Thank you so much for these. You have done an expert job documenting valuable insights from many important musicians in your series. Always entertaining and informative, these are very meaningful to music lovers now, and more importantly, will be forever. You are creating history. Excellent work on these interviews Mr B!
My wish list for future interviews: Jack Pearson, Buddy Whittington, Coco Montoya, Debbie Davies, Taj Mahal, Derek Trucks, Carlos Santana, Shemekia Copeland, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Jaimoe, Delbert McClinton, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Michael Shrieve ...
John Mayall, wow I can not wait. Now that is going to be a great tune in.❤️👍
God Bless you John! Met him at a meet and greet after a show a couple years ago, class act, still putting on great shows and working with great players!
Laurel Canyon Blues was the third album I ever purchased. Followed by Mississippi John Hurt. Then backtracked to The Blues Breakers with Clapton.
Saw him at Ronnie Scotts last year. He's like a 20 year old, full of energy and a great musician. By the way, 2 thumbs down? Come on!
Thank You so much, Joe!!! Having John Mayall on Nerdville is a real TREAT!!!! ☮❤☮
Saw John more times in Munich when Buddy Whittington was his lead guitarist. Before the show I saw him coming and setting up the gear on the stage, and I was impressed that he was doing that. Very good shows, Buddy remained one of my preferred blues guitar players. John is a living legend.
John was born in my home town Macclesfield. A True Blues Legend . Thank you for your music John.
Thanks John Mayalll saw you in Bluesville London . Love the blues always .
Don't know much.....
But I do know John Mayall is an absolute legend! ❤️.¸¸.☆
I'll never forget listening to the Beano album for the first time, on repeat all night at a party in '83, while I learned that she liked me too. .(she still does!), or the time I went to see BB King and John was the support act. Thank you John, and thank you too Joe.
The only album on my smartphone is Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, I probably rotate a few hundred individual tracks of all genres but the Beano album is always there.
Thanks Joe, good on you, great to see this interview, thanks again. And yes John should be in the R'n'R HOF. I grew up with the Bluesbreakers and followed his music all the way through........just great!!
I have been fortunate to see John with some of the greats, including Mick Taylor and the great Buddy Whittington. True to form, he definitely plays with such enthusiasm and gives a fantastic show. Thanks to Joe and great to see John telling his story's.
Fab interview Joe.thank the Lord for respect,courtesy and love.
Thanks so much for this interview Joe, it's fantastic to see John, he still sounds the same as when I met him in Dallas and we talked before the show, what a treat to hang with my hero
This man is a hero, he relaunched the blues from folklore american music to a global genre
John Mayall is a phenomenon: 87 next month, 58 years of career, playing with and promoting the greatest names in blues ! Plus he’s a nice guy: I met him and chatted a while after his show in Paris back in the ‘70s. I was a young lad playing guitar for just a few years. He answered my questions with patience and kindness. A real legend !
I watched them playing at the Blues Tent at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. Carolyn Wonderland is a great addition to the band, always smiling and playing her heart out. Thanks.
Great show. I’ve met John and was fortunate enough to speak with him for a few minutes. What a gentleman and true legend.
Hard Road featuring Peter Green was the first blues album i heard and was hooked. It started my long journey into blues guitar playing . Thanks John for introducing us to Clapton &Green. Legends ! 🎸
Thanx you two. Such dedication to the best of Human endeavors. Music. History has a splendid soundtrack to choose from, thanks to the incubus of rock blues and jazz fusion. Long live the classics and drivers of sonic beat.
Wow! The man、the legend! I'd been a fan for a few years before I saw John for the first time in January, 1981 in San Francisco when he reunited the Bluesbreakers. Saw him 3 times after that. Great!
Bonjour de Belgium Joe.Grand musicien aussi et histoire musicale pleine de recherches. Contente de le voir et de l entendre en toute intimité
Thank you so much for doing this Joe!!! I was buying his albums on vinyl 30 years ago- and that pretty much put me into the Blues direction (beside Jimi and Purple) ... always so cool to hear background stories from the stars themself! I start to get addicted to this interview series ... very inspiring!
Mr Mayall...Thanks for all you have done for music and especially BLUES ! You are a king ...Saw you in concert with Buddy Whittington and it was pure magic. Keep on making music Sir 🥰. Take care
Wow, What a great interview. Thank you.
What an amazing interview. Thank you, Joe, for sharing with the world. And thank you very, very much, Mr. Mayall for your music and your humbleness. It’s criminal that The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has not added you to their roster.
they will get around to it, they had to make room for janet jackson
Thanx Joe... you've really done it this time
What a great interview! Thank you for bringing this to us Joe, it's not often we get to hear from a icon like Mr. Mayall. This man is overlooked and underappreciated by the main stream and is a huge part of the foundation of rock music. It's criminal that he has not been inducted into the RR HOF.
The great John Mayall 🙏🏻
Wow man. This guy is as real as they get. So glad he’s still with us
Thanks for saying Peter Green is also on the mountain with the three other great British guitarist! Yes, he always knocked me over with every note! Unbelievable!!!
While I love Peter Green, he always struck me as very much in his own category.
Great guitarist, in terms of style, songwriting, tone, singing, and influence he's one of the unsung pillars of blues rock.
The 3 Yardbirds alumni were all a step ahead in terms of pure technique, but that's because they wanted to be guitar slingers and not one man blues machines like Green.
Clapton is a good comparison, but not until Derek & The Dominoes, when Eric came in to his own as a singer.
The most important thing I've always felt about Peter Green is that he was a total package deal.
It's actually very similar to B.B. King, people always talk about the guitar playing and I think the more impressive thing is that both King and Green were *unbelievably moving* singers with one of a kind voices that just happened to be better at guitar than most great blues singers.
I don't really steal Green's licks, but I've failed to recreate his "vibe" on many songs in my life🤣
Such an important interview Joe. I wonder who will be doing this to you in 40 years time? Regards the Hall of Fame, what can be done to get John inducted ASAP. It's a crime that he's not been invited.
John Mayall and David Bowie were 2 of the greatest talent scouts of all time, and they always let their musicians shine as themselves.
I've always found that so inspiring, it takes a magnificent combination of confidence and humility to use your name and songs to highlight musicians being themselves.
Zappa is worth mentioning too, but IMO Mayall and Bowie picked people that would bring their own ideas, while Zappa needed high class musicians to bring his insane ideas to reality. Just different.
I heard im in the early 70 loved his music And still do 🙂
THANKS JOE!, you are the best.Your interviews are the best thing to happen in this Covid world!! God Bless You!!
Yes, it's such a great pleasure to watch.
Joe, you are doing a great service to the heritage of all blues based music
Joe - YOU - will be inducted into the R&R Hall Of Fame, one day, but before then, you should be awarded an honorary Doctorate PhD as a scholar and historian of music.
I recently saw John in Las Vegas and was fortunate enough to get some from row footage. I saw him a lot during the Coco years as he toured So Cal, even with Debbie Davies. Great interview Joe and thanks for recognizing this great talent and "band leader".
Icon!!!!! Joe we could see the Honor you have for this man!!!
Thank you Joe, what a pleasure to listen to the first hand stories of this humble icon
I became disinterested in rock music durring mid 80's, but then I discovered two musicians that won me back to listening...Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayall. Blues and Blues Rock has such diversity and Mayall has covered it all durring his storied career. 😊
Thanks Joe! John has been one of my absolute Faves since the mid/late Sixties. See you at the next HGC get together whenever You & Rick are comfortable doing one.. been way too long but we don't want anyone of our friends to be sick!
I just started watching these interviews you have on here. What an awesome experience it is to be able to hear these stories from someone who’s part of that history, who was there! You get to imagine and feel through them what it was like.
You can't help but feel enriched by the conversation. Searching for the next interview from ”Nerdville.”
I wouldn’t be playing ( 50 years ) if it wasn’t for John Mayall and his work
Wow great to see two of my favorite.. And Gary More is the other favorite.. Love you guy's very much.
We worked with John in Pittsburgh,at a place called Grafitti.July 4 1996.John paid us a huge compliment.John, was the first guy I heard playing Blues Rock.
Fantastic interview! I don't know that John knows he's as big of a deal as he is! Seemed very humble.
Laurel Canyon Blues is still one of my all time favorite LPs
Peter Green was like no other. Always be my number 1 . God give him something special that they drugs took away.
This was super JB.
Thanks Joe great to hear and see John..he looks well...thanks again
Brovo Joe! My wife and I love your show! Keep it up, your show will definitely grow in popularity!
I really appreciate this interview for many reasons..anyone that considers themselves a blues player they own a copy of the " Beano" album... I've worn my share out and love this man's drive for the blues...
The godfather, star, and star maker. Can't beat that so respect and stay healthy all
WOW. Thanks John & Joe. Lovely understated British gentlemen.
Joe's become British? Well, I wouldn't be surprised. He probably gave the Royal Albert Hall as address. LOL!
Godfather of The Blues, John Mayall!
Thank you Joe, I love the music, the musicians and how they’ve put it altogether and also you are your band. So cool !!
Saw John Mayall with Chicken Shack in Hastings a few years ago - smallish venue but great concert ❤️ Thank you Joe for another great interview, keep em coming! xxx
Joes a gentleman very respectful and open, we need more Joe's!
Het interview vond ik leuk, ik herkende veel uit de jaren 60.❤
Thanks Joe. John is such a humble guy. I met him at a show in San Diego a few years back. I asked him about The Turning Point album which I love. At the time of its release it was meant with some less than positive reviews. I asked John about that and he basically answered in much the manner he did in your interview which was well I do what I do, what feels right to me at the time and that's all there is to that. As regards the RRHOF not only should John be in. He should have been one of the early or inaugural inductees.
We met at the House of Blues in New Orleans when they put you in the Heritage Room, the smallest room at the venue. There weren't a lot of people there, so I actually got to talk to you, get an autographed CD and a bumper sticker. Lost all that in hurricane Ida. I did buy one of your Epiphone Signature SG's, And I love it!
Great video, Joe. Thanks for taking down memory lane with John Mayall. 🤗
Thanks Joe, for bringing us the legendary John Mayall. Such an interesting, informative interview!!! 💙😎🤙
Hey Joe, went to see you tonight. Great show, and loved to hear you close with Mountain Time! Love this interview.
Great, great, great interview. Thank you so much.
Some of the best interviews I've seen relating to music. This one was especially good. Thanks for putting these out here, Joe!
Joe - you may be the best interviewer out there- as a musician, you ask the questions we all want to know - and a Peter Green fan no less
What a great interview and what a lovely man. Great insight and still going ! Wow. Thanks for doing this Joe !
I had the chance to see John @ the Central Valley Blues Festival front row center years ago. The lineup was Mo Fo Party Band,Delta Wires,Walter Trout,Coco Montoya, and headlining John Myall w/Buddy Whittington on guitar. Show finally Blues Breakers w/ Walter & Coco joining on stage. Doesn't get any better than that.
THANK YOU JOHN FOR MANY YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC. Especially enjoyed Bare Wires w/Mick Taylor.
The Turning Point...never before, never again. Unmatched.
Thanks Joe, been waiting years for this interview!
Joe B. Thanks for All You Do for Music! Great Job!
Joe your the best I like your music a lot
Great job joe, John is the best.
Between the few names you mentioned at the end of the video, Buddy Whittington and David Grissom are 2 I’d been curious to hear what John Mayall would say about them. Buddy certainly was a core participant to the Blues Breakers. And yes: John Mayall absolutely should be part of a hall of fame (Rock n Roll) or Blues, for his essential contribution to these styles in the last 58 years. He definitely deserves it 100%
Thanks, very interesting. John Mayall should get more credit for everything he’s done. Be well & stay strong❤️💯❤️
I watch every week and usually thank you here in the comments. But this time I saw the guest and went HOLY SH**!!!
Look, I'm 64. But as a teen jamming in the bedroom, I had this guy on the box using reel-to-reel tapes from Columbia House. Are you kidding me? And have never heard his speaking voice to this day. Ok, I'm gonna go watch it now. Haven't yet . Jez, well done yall.
Rip Sir John, thanks for this upload
Aaawwweeesomeee JOE❤️ Thank you sooo much for this video🙏 John Mayall🌹is really amazing and great guy😍 Great and interesting stories again😍😍 Stay safe my love❤️
GREAT WORK J.B THANKS FOR THE ENTHESUIM!!!
wow!!! Legendary episode!!!!!!!!!!!
Favorite Mayall song: The Mists of Time
Favorite Mayall guitarist: Buddy Whittington
Wonderful line-up. I saw them in Montreux a few years ago. Interestingly, Gary Moore made a guest appearance. There's a vid of that on the Tube somewhere. Brilliant
One of the greatest guitarists,I spoke with Buddy in a London club and he was a wonderful man.
Same here
I prefer the set Witz coco montoya
Set
Thanks. Great interview. Saw him at the Fillmore East.
I saw John at Winterland, awhile back!
Thank you Joe!
Stunning blue eyes
this was outstanding. thank you, Joe and I hope the R & R hall of fame Is listening.
R & R do not really recognise great musicians that often. How many black blues artists are members again?
A serious omission that John Mayall is not in.
Здоровья и удачи Джо !!!
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nice job joe ,
Such a good interview and John is a humble guy.