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▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║01 a hard road ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║02 it's over ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║03 you don't love me ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║04 the stumble ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║05 another kinda love ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║06 hit the highway ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║07 leaping christine ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║08 dust my blues ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║09 there's always work ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║10 the same way ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║11 the supernatural ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║12 top of the hill ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║13 someday after a while(you'll be sorry) ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
▓░▓▓▓▒▒░▓░▓ ║14 living alone ║ ░▒▓▓▓▒░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ John Mayall was born 29th of November 1933 in ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Macclesfield, a small English village near the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ industrial hub of Manchester--a far cry at that time ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ from the black American blues culture we are familiar ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ with today. The eldest of three from humble working ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ class origins, and in the shadow of WWII, this skinny ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ English lad grew up listening to his guitarist fatherΓs ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ extensive jazz record collection and felt drawn to the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ blues. Strongly influenced by such greats as Leadbelly, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Albert Ammons, Pinetop Smith, and Eddie Lang, from the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ age of 13 he taught himself to play and develop his own ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ style with the aid of a neighbor's piano, borrowed ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ guitars, and secondhand harmonicas. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ John Mayall's first brush with fame, however, was not ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ for his music. As a teenager, he decided to move out of ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ the house, and, showing the signature eccentricities ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ and artistic qualities that have added to his legendary ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ status, he moved into his backyard treehouse. This ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ gained him notoriety enough to receive newspaper ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ attention. Even more so, since, upon returning from a ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ stint in Korea, he brought his first wife Pamela to ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ live with him there. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ From an art college training, to three years with the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ British Army in Korea, to a successful career in ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ graphic design, his blues singing and playing took a ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ back seat until he reached the age of 30. From 1956 ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ until 1962, John was performing publicly on a part-time ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ basis fronting The Powerhouse Four and, later on, The ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Blues Syndicate. It was then that Alexis Korner's Blues ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Incorporated pioneered what was to become known as The ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ British Blues Boom of the Late 60's. Alexis was quick ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ to encourage and help John make his move to London ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ where he soon secured enough club work to be able to ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ turn professional under the name John Mayall's ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Bluesbreakers. After a couple of years and a constant ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ turnover of musicians, he met his soulmate in Eric ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Clapton, who had quit the Yardbirds in favor of playing ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ the blues. This historic union culminated in the first ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ hit album for the Bluesbreakers and resulted in ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ worldwide legendary status. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ After Clapton and Jack Bruce left the band to form ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Cream, a succession of great musicians defined their ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ artistic roots under John's leadership, and he became ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ as well known for discovering new talent as for his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ hard-hitting interpretations of the fierce ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Chicago-style blues he'd grown up listening to. As ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ sidemen left to form their own groups, others took ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ their places. Peter Green, John McVie and Mick ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Fleetwood became Fleetwood Mac. Andy Fraser formed ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Free, and Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones. As ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Eric Clapton has stated, "John Mayall has actually run ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ an incredibly great school for musicians." ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ In 1969, with his popularity blossoming in the USA, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ John caused somewhat of a stir with the release of a ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ drummerless acoustic live album entitled "The Turning ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Point", from which his song "Room To Move" was destined ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ to become a rock classic. He received a gold record for ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ this album. Attracted by the West Coast climate and ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ culture, John then made his permanent move from England ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles and began forming bands ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ with American musicians. Throughout the 70's, John ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ became further revered for his many jazz/rock/blues ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ innovations featuring such notable performers as Blue ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Mitchell , Red Holloway, Larry Taylor, and Harvey ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Mandel. He also backed blues greats John Lee Hooker, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ T-Bone Walker, and Sonny Boy Williamson on their first ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ English club tours. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ The year 1979 proved to be a pivotal, transitional, and ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ climactic year for John Mayall, both personally and ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ professionally. With the public climate being at an ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ all-time low for blues music, Mayall struggled to keep ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ his live and recording career afloat. Personally, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ however, he began the 20+year relationship with his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ current wife Maggie (Parker, nΘe Mulacek), a ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ singer/songwriter from Chicago who had been hired with ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Harvey MandelΓs band as MayallΓs backup. And extreme ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ misfortune came his way when a brush fire destroyed his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ hand-crafted and legendary Laurel Canyon home, taking ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ with it his scrupulously-kept diaries, his father's ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ diaries, master recordings, extensive book & magazine ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ collections, Mayall artwork, and much much more. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Determined to rise from the ashes, Mayall persevered. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ Motivated by nostalgia and fond memories, in 1982, John ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ (together with Mick Taylor and John McVie) decided to ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ re-form the original Bluesbreakers for a couple of ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ tours and a video concert film entitled Blues Alive, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ which featured Albert King, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Etta James, and Sippie Wallace and others. A whole new ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ generation of followers could get a taste of how it all ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ sounded live two decades before at the birth of the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ British Blues explosion. By the time Mick and John had ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ returned to their respective careers, public reaction ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ had convinced Mayall that he should return to his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ driving blues roots. As John McVie returned to ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Fleetwood Mac and Mick resumed his solo career, mayall ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ returned to Los Angeles to select his choices for a new ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ incarnation of the Bluesbreakers. Officially launched ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ in 1984, it included future stars in their own right, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ guitarists Coco Montoya and Walter Trout, as well as ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ drummer Joe Yuele, who is still john's rhythmic ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ mainstay. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ With onstage popularity gaining each year, the 90's ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ kicked in with the release of several John Mayall ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ albums that have set new standards in rock blues: ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ "Behind The Iron Curtain", "Chicago Line", "A Sense of ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Place", and the Grammy-nominated "Wake Up Call" that ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ featured guest artists Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Albert ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Collins, Mick Taylor. In 1993, Texas guitarist Buddy ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Whittington joined the Bluesbreakers and during the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ last seven+ years he has energized the band with his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ unique and fiery ideas. Making his recording debut on ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Mayall's "Spinning Coin" album , he has proven to be ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ more than equal to following in the footsteps of his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ illustrious predecessors. Since then, John released ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ another two modern classics: "Blues For the Lost Days" ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ and "Padlock On The Blues", (the latter co-produced by ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ John and his wife Maggie, featuring a rare ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ collaboration with the great blues legend John Lee ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Hooker,who has been Mayall's close friend since the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ early 60's). These albums have all garnered great ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ reviews, critical and popular acclaim and represent ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Mayall's ongoing mastery of the blues and his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ continuing importance in contemporary music. In ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ addition, he has released three CD's available on his ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ new Web site. They are "Time Capsule" (containing ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ historic 1957-62 live tapes-no longer available), "UK ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Tour 2K" (live recordings from the Bluesbreakers 2000 ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ British tour), and a selection of solo performances ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ from John entitled "Boogie Woogie Man". Mayall ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ continues to strive to remain true to the timeless ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ music that first inspired this skinny young British ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ lad, living in the shadow of WWII, to teach himself the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ guitar, harmonica and piano so many years ago. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ On his 2001 release (under the banner "John Mayall and ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Friends"), "Along For The Ride", Mayall re-teamed with ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ a number of his former mates, including Peter Green, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Mick Taylor, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, as well as ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Jonny Lang, Steve Miller, Billy ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Preston, Steve Cropper, Otis Rush, Gary Moore, Jeff ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Healey, Reese Wynans of Steve Ray Vaughan's band and ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Shannon Curfman for an amazing display of blues power ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ at its finest. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ Produced by David Z, this album featured Mayall duets ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ with soul great Billy Preston, blues legend Otis Rush ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ and young blues/rock teen sensation Shannon Curfman. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ "Along For The Ride" also features the first appearance ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ together in over 30 years by Bluesbreakers alumni Peter ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Green, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, who last appeared ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ Following the recording of this album, Mayall expanded ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ the Bluesbreakers to 5 to include keyboardist Tom ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Canning, while Hank Van Sickle firmly anchors the band ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ on bass guitar, with fellow veterans Joe Yuele and ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Buddy Whittington completing the powerful lineup. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ Barely back from touring in support of that album, ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Mayall returned to the studio in February 2002 with the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ Bluesbreakers. This time they recorded a BLUESBREAKERS ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ album, without a string of guest artists, again ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ produced by David Z. The outcome is the August 27, 2002 ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ release "STORIES", which debuted the Billboard blues ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ charts at #1. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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▒▓▒▒░▓ John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers continue yet another ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ full year of touring in support of this incredible ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ album and are making plans for exciting projects in ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ 2003. As for the man himself, the father of six and ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ grandfather of six, at 69 years young, John Mayall ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ shows no signs of slowing down and plans to keep the ▓▒░░▒▓░░
▒▓▒▒░▓ blues alive for many years to come. ▓▒░░▒▓░░
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