The godfather of British blues, John Mayall - born November 29, 1933, in
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England - oversaw a who's who of the young guitar gods
who cut their teeth in his legendary band the Bluesbreakers including Eric
Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor. Persuaded by Alexis Korner to move to
London and become a full time musician in 1963, the first incarnation of the
Bluesbreakers quickly made a name for themselves playing gigs at London's
Marquee Club and backing John Lee Hooker on his 1964 UK tour. A notoriously hard
task master, John Mayall stayed loyal to an authen...