John Mayall - Father of British Blues
Historically some aspect this position to Alexis Korner as he was the architect of conceivably the aboriginal British dejection band, however, in agreement of influence, there is no agnosticism that the appellation belongs to John Mayall - The Father of British Blues.
In 1963 I saw the American Folk - dejection Caravan back it visited Britain.
The music they fabricated affiliated with me and shaped the blow of my agreeable 'life"
Within two years I was arena my own adaptation of dejection with Dartford based bandage "The Flee-Rakers" and had commenced the continued adamantine alley that I abide to footstep today.
When John Lee Hooker toured the UK a year or so afterwards I fabricated it my mission to see him.
He was backed by an English bandage fronted by John Mayall. I didn't realise it at that time but Johns access was to become an anytime present through my life. He showed me that "white" guys can feel and sing their own blues. Even at this aboriginal stage, John was a abundant dejection artist, about it took the acceptance of above Yardbird guitarist, Eric Clapton to accompany Johns music to a abundant added audience. Mike Vernon abiding Decca to almanac the bandage on the backbone of their huge "underground" following. The consistent 1966 "Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton" (Beano) anthology is accustomed today as cardinal recording in the history of British blues.
By the time the anthology was appear Clapton had larboard and been replaced by Peter Green. Peter, who appearance on Johns 67 anthology "A adamantine Road", larboard the bandage anon afterwards to anatomy his own band. The Bluesbreakers had now accustomed bearing to "Cream" and "Fleetwood Mac" two of the best acknowledged dejection bands in Britain and eventually the world.
John believes that the consistently alteration associates of the bandage Acted absolutely by alteration the dynamics and befitting aggregate "fresh".
When Green left, I, forth with endless added hopeful guitarists, I responded to the "wanted" ad in the Melody Maker, and was arrive to audition, but afterwards accustomed a alarm allegorical me that John had begin Mick Taylor.
Over the abutting two years John would absolution Crusade; Diary of a band; Bare Wires & dejection from Laurel Canyon, meanwhile abandonment bandage associates went on to anatomy or join, The Allan Price Set, Free and Coliseum.
In 1969 Taylor larboard to accompany "The Rolling Stones as the best band in the world.
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