John Mayall, the blues crusader : his life - his music - his bands / Dinu Logoz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Logoz, Dinu, author.

Contributor:

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayall, John.

Blues musicians--Great Britain--Biography.

Blues musicians.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

272 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Zurich, Switzerland Edition Olms, [2015]

Summary:

COMPOSERS & MUSICIANS. John Mayall is an icon in the world of blues music and the Godfather of British blues. A pioneering musician, blues promoter and talent scout for over 50 years, his uncanny knack of picking young, talented musicians and then nurturing them in his bands is the stuff of legend. Under his guidance as leader and sometimes father figure, his groups developed into a blues school of learning par excellence. Many young members became huge stars later on, among them brilliant musicians such as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Mick Taylor and drummer Jon Hiseman. In Mayalls bands, an incredible 130 musicians have done their apprenticeship and earned their spurs. Top bands like Cream, Fleetwood Mac or Colosseum would never have existed without his inspiration and guidance.

Contents:

Cheshire, tree house, art school and Korea : early days and the pre-Bluesbreakers years, 1933-62

Trial and error : London and the first Bluesbreakers, 1963-65

Eric is God and the Beano album : The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, 1965-66

The Bluesbreakers with Peter Green : Peter Green and the birth of Fleetwood Mac, 1966-67

From Crusade to Laurel Canyon : the bands with Mick Taylor, 1967-69

Turning points : the first US bands and the early Polydor years, 1969-71

Moving on : the jazz-blues bands, 1971-74

Evolution and neglect : The ABC and DJM years, 1975-81

The return of the Bluesbreakers : the Memphis bands and Mick Taylor, 1981-84

Reformation, reinvention and rejuvenation : The Bluesbreakers reform, 1984-93

Staying power : The Bluesbreakers with Buddy Whittington, 1993-2008

Good old rockin' blues : 2009 to present with Rocky Athas

Mayall's voice and instruments : John Mayall the singer, guitarist, keyboard and harmonica player

Bandography : John Mayall bands.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-269) and discography (pages 246-265).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

9783283012281

3283012288

OCLC:

930556359

Publisher Number:

99965857088

9783283012281