19 Facts About John Mayall

John Mayall, OBE was born on 29 November 1933 and is an English blues musician whose career spans over sixty years.

John Mayall began living in the US part time in the late 1960s, living there full time by the early 1970s.

John Mayall's second wife, Maggie Mayall, is an American blues performer, and since the early 1980s she has taken part in the management of her husband's career.

In 2005, John Mayall was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Honours List.

In 1956, with college fellow Peter Ward, John Mayall had founded the Powerhouse Four, which consisted of the two men and other local musicians with whom they played at local dances.

In 1962 John Mayall became a member of the Blues Syndicate.

In late 1963, with his band, which was now called the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall started playing at the Marquee Club.

John Mayall was offered a recording contract by Decca and, on 7 December 1964, a live performance of the band was recorded at the Klooks Kleek.

In November 1965 Clapton returned, and Green departed as John Mayall had guaranteed Clapton his spot back in the Bluesbreakers whenever he tired of the Glands.

In early 1967, John Mayall released an EP recorded with American blues harpist Paul Butterfield.

On 13 June 1969, after nearly two years with John Mayall, Taylor left and joined the Rolling Stones.

In November 1970, John Mayall launched a recording project involving many of the most notable musicians with whom he had played during the previous several years.

In 1974, John Mayall recorded The Latest Edition, produced by Tom Wilson for the Polydor label.

In 1984, John Mayall restored the name Bluesbreakers for a line-up comprising the two lead guitars of Walter Trout and Coco Montoya, bassist Bobby Haynes and drummer Joe Yuele.

In 2005, John Mayall was appointed an OBE in the Honours List.

In November 2008, John Mayall announced on his website he was disbanding the Bluesbreakers, to cut back on his heavy workload and give himself freedom to work with other musicians.

In 2018, John Mayall made a new addition to his band; his first female lead guitarist, Carolyn Wonderland.

In 2013, John Mayall signed with producer Eric Corne's label, Forty Below Records.

In 2016, John Mayall was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.