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John Mayall

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Big Man Blues (2012)	Road Show (2009)	Tough (2009)
Along for the Ride (2001)	The Last of the British B... (2000)	Spinning Coin (1995)
Wake Up Call (1993)	Notice to Appear (1976)	A Banquet in Blues (1976)
The Latest Edition (1974)	Ten Years Are Gone (1973)	Memories (1971)
Back to the Roots (1971)	Empty Rooms (1970)	USA Union (1970)
Blues From Laurel Canyon (1968)	Chicago Line (0)	New Year, New Band, New C... (0)

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Origin
Macclesfield

Genre
Blues

Style
Blues

Mood
Gritty

Born

1933

Active
1933 to 2024

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4 users John Mayall - Room to Move
4 users John Mayall - California
4 users John Mayall - California
4 users John Mayall - A Big Man
4 users John Mayall - A Big Man


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Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1933, Mayall's father was Murray Mayall, a guitarist and jazz music enthusiast. From an early age, John was drawn to the sounds of American blues players such as Lead Belly, Albert Ammons, Pinetop Smith, and Eddie Lang, and taught himself to play the piano, guitars, and harmonica.
Mayall spent three years in Korea for national service and, during a period of leave, he bought his first electric guitar. Back in Manchester, he enrolled at Manchester College of Art (now part of Manchester Metropolitan University) and started playing with semi-professional bands. After graduation, he obtained a job as an art designer but continued to play with local musicians. In 1963, he opted for a full-time musical career and moved to London. His previous craft would be put to good use in the designing of covers for many of his coming albums.
Since the end of the 1960s Mayall has lived in the US. A brush fire destroyed his house in Laurel Canyon in 1979, seriously damaging his musical collections and archives.
Mayall has been married twice, and has six grandchildren. His second wife, Maggie Mayall is an American blues performer, and since the early 1980s took part in the management of her husband's career. The pair divorced in 2011.
In 2005 Mayall was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Honours List.


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