John Mayall
Autore di Blues Breakers [sound recording]
Sull'Autore
John Mayall's story is like no other in the annals of rock and blues. Born in the UK in 1933, he laid the foundations of British blues, nurtured a generation of future superstars and then took the music back to the land of its birth. This extraordinary autobiography offers a vivid glimpse of mostra altro Britain well before the rock revolution of the sixties, at a time when young men like John found themselves conscripted for national service that, in his case, included eighteen months in Korea. What followed when he returned was an odyssey of musical trail-blazing. From Manchester to Laurel Canyon and many points in between, John's account of his long life is both affectionate and compelling - a guided tour through more than sixty years of the music business and its stars, brought to vivid life by one of its undisputed pioneers. mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Heather Bryce, 1981.
Opere di John Mayall
Jazz Blues Fusion 4 copie
Spinning Coin 4 copie
A Special Life 3 copie
Looking Back. CD 3 copie
Bluesbreakers 2 copie
A sense of place 2 copie
Memories 2 copie
London 1965 - Bremen 1968 2 copie
Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton 2 copie
Transatlantic Blues 2 copie
In The Palace Of The King 2 copie
Notice to Appear 1 copia
London Blues 1 copia
Mayall John - Blues Breaker 1 copia
Diary of a Band Vol 2 1 copia
Live In France 1 copia
Empty Rooms 1 copia
A Sense of Place (Audio LP) 1 copia
70th Birthday Concert [2CD] 1 copia
Chicago Line 1 copia
A Banquet in Blues 1 copia
Road Show Blues (Red Marble) 1 copia
Room to Move (1969-1974) Disc 1 1 copia
Time Capsule 1 copia
Live in Europe [sound recording] 1 copia
The World of John Mayall 1 copia
Smokin' Blues 1 copia
The Bluesbreakers 1 copia
Once Upon A Time 1 copia
John Mayall 1 copia
Big Man Blues 1 copia
Along for the Ride 1 copia
Room to Move (1969-1974) Disc 2 1 copia
Lots of People 1 copia
USA Union 1 copia
1966 - 1972 1 copia
A banquet in blues 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Mayall, John
- Nome legale
- Mayall, John
- Data di nascita
- 1933-11-29
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
England - Attività lavorative
- Blues musician
Singer-songwriter
Multi-instrumentalist - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Order of the British Empire
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Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 91
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 244
- Popolarità
- #93,239
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 14
- Lingue
- 1
On the other hand, Mayall apparently left his family and had hundreds of briefish romantic relationships, and seems to have employed and fired - rather amicably, in most cases - far more band members than most. The dozens of albums he mentions seem to be a blur of calls from a record company, 'getting a band together', trying new instrument combinations and usually topping them off with his own compositions and singing.The guitarists, in particular, have included England's best - Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor among them. All his human relationships seem casually promiscuous, without much information beyond how he got along with the individuals in a handful of brief encounters. Many of his brief mentions of albums note that they sank without a trace. I looked for explanations in the book for why record companies like Polydor kept coming back for more, and what distinguished his many forays into playing and recording versions of the blues - enjoyable as they are.
The account is a strange mix of information, sometimes reading like diary notes. His songs and lyrics are also inward looking, seemingly unintended for listeners to decode: he lists dozens of song titles inspired by his relationships, brief thoughts and feelings. The many names roll out casually but - by contrast - in his early years of success he communicates well being overawed by American blues players and America itself.
Mayall's autobiography is comfortable and mellow without chemical additives, written in 2019 at the age of 86. Having said that, his narrative stops abruptly in 1979, with his experiences after the age of 46 sketched in a few last pages, to be continued in a second volume. I enjoyed this unusual autobiography, but don't feel there's much more that I have an urge to know.… (altro)