bluesbreakers Archive
13 Feb 2024
Take Five: Lead Guitarists from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Celebrating his 90th birthday this past November 29, John Mayall is the grand old man of British Blues. While Cyril Davies, Alexis Korner and select others deserve credit for launching […]
12 Dec 2023
Album Review: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Live in 1967 Volume 3
Though the movement got its start in the 1950s thanks to pioneers Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner – both of whom were greatly influenced by American blues records – the […]
07 Oct 2016
John Mayall: “Live in 1967” and Live in 2016
Though he doesn’t actively encourage the label, John Mayall has for many years now been known as “the godfather of the British blues boom.” He’s revered in blues and rock […]