Difference between revisions of "John Mayall"
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Born 29th November 1933, Macclesfield, England. | Born 29th November 1933, Macclesfield, England. | ||
| − | After a spell in the army [[John Mayall|Mayall]] worked as a graphic designer while playing in local bands. In 1963 he moved to London and became a professional musician. | + | After a spell in the army [[John Mayall|Mayall]] worked as a graphic designer while playing in local bands. In 1963 he moved to London and became a professional musician. He became a pivotal figure on the British Blues/Rock scene with the likes of [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jack Bruce]], [[Aynsley Dunbar]], [[The Monkees|Larry Taylor]] and [[Canned Heat|Harvey Mandel]] et. al. passing through his bands. |
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| + | In response to a question posted to his web site [[John Mayall|Mayall]] said: | ||
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| + | <blockquote>I met Frank in New York in Jan 68 and he let me stay at his house for a few | ||
| + | days in the summer of that year. ([[2401]]) We never played together but were | ||
| + | very good friends throughout his life.</blockquote> | ||
After visiting [[The Log Cabin]] he wrote the song [[2401]] (included on the album [[wikipedia:Blues from Laurel Canyon|Blues from Laurel Canyon]]) about his stay. | After visiting [[The Log Cabin]] he wrote the song [[2401]] (included on the album [[wikipedia:Blues from Laurel Canyon|Blues from Laurel Canyon]]) about his stay. | ||
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| + | In 2005 [[John Mayall|Mayall]] was awarded an [[wikipedia:Order of the British Empire|OBE]] and in 2006 he met [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mudshark/110525352/in/photostream/ Gabriela] | ||
[[Category:Musicians]] | [[Category:Musicians]] | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 27 August 2007
Born 29th November 1933, Macclesfield, England.
After a spell in the army Mayall worked as a graphic designer while playing in local bands. In 1963 he moved to London and became a professional musician. He became a pivotal figure on the British Blues/Rock scene with the likes of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel et. al. passing through his bands.
In response to a question posted to his web site Mayall said:
I met Frank in New York in Jan 68 and he let me stay at his house for a few
days in the summer of that year. (2401) We never played together but were
very good friends throughout his life.
After visiting The Log Cabin he wrote the song 2401 (included on the album Blues from Laurel Canyon) about his stay.
In 2005 Mayall was awarded an OBE and in 2006 he met Gabriela
