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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 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.

[[category:muicians]]

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−	[[John Mayall]] (November 29, 1933) is a British blues singer.	+	[[File:Daryl Hall, Frank Zappa, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, John Oates, Wartoke Concern Inc., L.A., 19 July 1975.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|right\|Daryl Hall, Frank Zappa, [[Eric Burdon]], John Mayall and John Oates at Wartoke Concern Inc., L.A., 19 July 1975.]]
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		+	'''John Mayall''' (November 29, 1933 - July 22, 2024) is a British blues singer.

	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]], [[The Monkees\|Larry Taylor]] and [[Canned Heat\|Harvey Mandel]] et. al. passing through his bands.		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]], [[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 said:
-<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>
+<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.
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 [[Category:Blues singers|Mayall]]
 [[Category:Rock Artists|Mayall]]

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 [[John Mayall]] (November 29, 1933) is a British blues singer.
-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.
+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]], [[The Monkees|Larry Taylor]] and [[Canned Heat|Harvey Mandel]] et. al. passing through his bands.
-Having settled in [[Los Angeles]] [[John Mayall|Mayall]] recorded several albums with [[John Judnich]].
+Having settled in [[Los Angeles]] John Mayall recorded several albums with [[John Judnich]].
-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/ Gabriel]]
+In 2005 John 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/ Gabriel]]
 ==Link with Frank Zappa==
-In response to a question posted to his web site [[John Mayall|Mayall]] said:
+In response to a question posted to his web site John Mayall said:
-<blockquote> ''"I met Frank in New York in Jan 68 and he let me stay at his house for a few
+<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.
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 [[Martin Lickert]] advices [[Don Preston]] in ''[[I Could Be A Star Now]]'' that ''"he could have played the blues like John Mayall"'', instead of working with Frank Zappa.
 [[Category:Blues singers|Mayall]]
 [[Category:Rock Artists|Mayall]]

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-Born 29th November 1933, Macclesfield, England.
+[[John Mayall]] (November 29, 1933) is a British blues singer.
 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.
 In response to a question posted to his web site [[John Mayall|Mayall]] said:
-<blockquote>I met Frank in New York in Jan 68 and he let me stay at his house for a few
+<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>
+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.
-==References==
+==In Zappa's work==
-Referenced in [[I Could Be A Star Now]]
+[[Martin Lickert]] advices [[Don Preston]] in ''[[I Could Be A Star Now]]'' that ''"he could have played the blues like John Mayall"'', instead of working with Frank Zappa.
 [[Category:Blues singers|Mayall]]
 [[Category:Rock Artists|Mayall]]

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 Having settled in [[Los Angeles]] [[John Mayall|Mayall]] recorded several albums with [[John Judnich]].
-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]
+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/ Gabriel]]
 [[Category:Musicians]]

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	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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