John mayall biography book

  • This book purports to be a biography of the father of the British blues John Mayall.
  • With an incredible blues career spanning over sixty years, which rightly earning him the title "The Godfather of British Blues," John shares his experiences and.
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    NEW! AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    Blues From Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman (Hardback) Written by John Mayall with Joel McIver

    I’m very happy that this book will at last shed some extra light on my full and adventurous life so far. – John Mayall​

    One of the most common questions we get from fans is whether John is going to release an autobiography and we can now answer a resounding yes! It’s been a while in the works, but we’re thrilled to announce that it is here. “Blues From Laurel Canyon” is being released on the 26th September in the UK and 14th November in the US, and we couldn’t be happier with the final product. We’re looking forward to being able to share it with you all.

    UK release is 26th Sept (3rd Oct. for Amazon UK) and Nov 14th in US on Amazon.

    John won’t be selling the book at his shows this Fall in Europe and the UK, but if you’d like to buy a copy and bring it to a show for John to sign, he’d be happy to do that.

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    Blues From Laurel Canyon: John Mayall: My Life as a Bluesman

    January 3, 2021
    I rarely write reviews since inevitably my opinion has usually been voiced bygd many others but with this book I feel like my perspective fryst vatten a bit different. First, though inom have owned many Mayall albums over the years including a couple recent ones, inom don't consider myself a fan really. And I've re-sold more of those albums than I have kept.

    I feel indebted (and a bit of awe) to him in moving the British blues scene out into the open and highlighting the work of some of the original blues people. And inom admire his endless ability to attract talent, especially the long list of great gitarr players he's had over the years. But as a vocalist, guitarist, piano player, harmonica player during the years covered bygd this book, I feel adjectives like average, decent, pretty good probably sum things up. And as a composer, it seemed like every album could have used a bit of editing, some time to re-work things and as
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    Blues from Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman

    By John Mayall, with Joel McIver

    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 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.

    'Engrossing account of a British blues pioneer’
    Morning Star

    '... an essen