Bluesbreakers
| Bluesbreakers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | blues |
| founding | 1962, 1982 |
| resolution | 1969 |
| Founding members | |
| John Mayall | |
| Bernie Watson (until 1963) | |
| John McVie (until 1967, 1982–1987) | |
| Peter Ward (until 1963) | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar, keyboard, harmonica |
John Mayall |
Drums |
Joe Yuele (since 1985) |
Guitar, vocals |
Buddy Whittington (since 1993) |
bass |
Hank Van Sickle (since 2001) |
| former members | |
guitar |
Roger Dean (1963-1965) |
Guitar, vocals |
Eric Clapton (1965-1966) |
Guitar, vocals |
Peter Green (1966-1967) |
guitar |
Mick Taylor (1967-1969, 1982-1983) |
Guitar, vocals |
Walter Trout (1983–1989) |
guitar |
Coco Montoya (1985-1993) |
guitar |
Robben Ford (2006-2008) |
bass |
Tony Reeves (1968-1969) |
bass |
John Paulus (1987-1999) |
bass |
David Smith (1999-2001) |
Drums |
Hughie Flint (1963-1967) |
Drums |
Aynsley Dunbar (1967-1968) |
Drums |
Keef Hartley (1968) |
Drums |
Jon Hiseman (1968-1969) |
Drums |
Colin Allen (1969, 1982–1985) |
saxophone |
Nigel Stanger (1963-1964) |
saxophone |
Dick Heckstall-Smith (1967-1969) |
saxophone |
Chris Mercer (1967–1968) |
| Henry Lowther (1968-1969) | |
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers , also known as John Mayall's Bluesbreakers , were an early British blues band that featured a variety of well-known musicians such as Eric Clapton ( Cream ), Peter Green ( Fleetwood Mac ), Mick Taylor ( Rolling Stones ), Don Sugarcane Harris , John McVie (Fleetwood Mac), Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), Harvey Mandel , Larry Taylor ( Canned Heat ), Jack Bruce (Cream), Walter Trout , Aynsley Dunbar , Keef Hartley , Dick Heckstall-Smith , Andy Fraser ( Free ), Micky Waller , Johnny Almond and Jon Mark .
The Bluesbreakers were founded in 1962 by John Mayall after Alexis Korner had encouraged him to do so. Over the years the line-up has changed constantly. For example, Eric Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1965 to devote himself more to the blues. In 1965 the single I'm Your Witchdoctor and the first live album John Mayall Plays John Mayall was released , followed in 1966 by the album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton , a top ten success in England.
That same year, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce left the Bluesbreakers and formed Cream . Clapton was replaced by Peter Green , who recorded the album A Hard Road , but then left the Bluesbreakers behind and formed Fleetwood Mac in 1967 . In 1969, Mick Taylor , the third guitar virtuoso to become successful with the Bluesbreakers , left and joined the Rolling Stones . In the late 1960s, the Bluesbreakers had some success in the US with Harvey Mandel on guitar and Larry Taylor on bass. Both played together at Canned Heat before .
In 1971 John Mayall released the album "Back To The Roots" with several musicians with whom he had previously worked on the Bluesbreakers .
In 1982 there was a big blues concert with many well-known black blues musicians and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers as host and backing band.
In 2003 almost all of the former bluesbreakers met again to give a big concert on the occasion of John Mayall's 70th birthday.
occupation
Discography
Studio albums
- Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966)
- A Hard Road (1967)
- Crusade (1967)
- Bare Wires (1968)
- Return of the Bluesbreakers (1985)
- Chicago Line (1988)
- A Sense of Place (1990)
- Cross Country Blues (1992)
- Wake Up Call (1993)
- Spinning Coin (1995)
- Blues for the Lost Days (1997)
- Padlock on the Blues (1999)
- Along for the Ride (2001)
- Stories (2002)
- Road Dogs (2005)
- In the Palace of the King (2007)