By his own admission, Mike Vernon was no more than a competent guitarist (“I didn’t play anything particularly well”). And ...

Mayall recognised that the Bluesbreakers lacked a guitarist to channel the hard, lean, electrified attack of Chicago players such as Freddie King. And so, on 28 March 1965, he gathered his rhythm ...

John Mayall’s concerts of recent years can seem somewhat ritualized and to some extent this double CD of a show in Liverpool, England celebrating his 70th (!) is no exception. But the venerable ...

John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90. Subscribe to ...

John Mayall, the newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Famer whose group the Blues Breakers helped nurture many British music legends including Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and several future members of ...

The release of Live in 1967 Volume Two does more than complement its companion piece released last year. With such archiving taking place coincidental with John Mayall's continuing activities in the ...

At age 89, John Mayall has clearly earned the right to boast about the fabled career that earned him his reputation as the father of British blues. The artists he nurtured under the tutelage of his ...

John Mayall and his band the Bluesbreakers pioneered British blues rock, introducing it to a larger audience. They included musicians who went on to join legendary bands like Cream, Fleetwood Mac, and ...

John Mayall was a pioneer of British blues who became known more for the musicians he recruited than for his own playing or singing. As bandleader, Mayall shaped the talents of soon-to-be rock and ...

Who is John Mayall’s ex-wife Maggie? Maggie Mayall is a blues musician from Chicago, as well as the ex-wife of the late great John Mayall. Born Maggie Parker, she was on tour with guitarist Harvey ...

The godfather of British blues reflects on a career that has seen him give breaks to Eric Clapton and Peter Green, move into fusion, and stay on the road past 80 A few veteran blues musicians could ...

Dubbed "the father of British blues" nearly four decades ago, John Mayall is more like the genre's grandpappy these days. But much like Dorian Gray, the 67-year-old Mayall seems entirely impervious to ...