
Artist
John Mayall
John Mayall is a blues artist from Macclesfield formed in 1933. 81 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Macclesfield · Best blues albums
- 81
- Releases
- 1966–2026
- Active years
- 1933
- Formed

Artist
John Mayall is a blues artist from Macclesfield formed in 1933. 81 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Macclesfield · Best blues albums

Most popular
Jazz Blues Fusion
1972

The Turning Point
1969

Empty Rooms
1970

Along for the Ride
2001

Memories
1971

Moving On
1973

Tough
2009

New Year, New Band, New Company
2015

Notice to Appear
1976

A Banquet in Blues
1976

Ten Years Are Gone
1973

Road Show
2009

Back to the Roots
1971
Chicago Line
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Essentially John Mayall
2025

Through the Years Live 60's to 80's
2024

Brand New Start ’66 - ’71 - John Mayall - Best
2023

Live In France
2023

Gonna Need Nobody (Live 1971)
2022

Thru the Years
2022

Live at the BBC Radio and Radio Bremen 1966-1969
2022

The Sun is Shining Down
2022

Road Show Blues
2020

The World Of John Mayall
2019

Nobody Told Me
2019

Three for the Road
2018

Talk About That
2017

British Blues Journey
2016

Find A Way To Care
2015

Archives To Eighties
2015

Essence of British Rock
2015

The Last Of The British Blues (Live)
2015

Lots Of People (Live At The Roxy, Los Angeles/1976)
2015

A Special Life
2014

Blues Masters: John Mayall
2014

John Mayall Greatest Hits
2013

Live From Austin, TX
2012
Big Man Blues
2012

Smokin' Blues
2012

The Very Best of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2012

The Definitive John Mayall
2012

John Lee Boogie
2012

Howlin' at the Moon
2011

Rock the Blues Tonight
2011

Live at the Marquee 1969
2008

Mama Talk To Your Daughter (Live)
2007

Why Worry (Live)
2007

Road Show (Live)
2007

Lost and Grove (Live)
2007

Mexico City (Live)
2007

All My Love (Live)
2007

Live At The BBC
2007

Live in California '80 (Live)
2007

The Private Collection
2007

Drivin' On / The ABC Years 1975 To 1982
2007

A Big Man (Live)
2007

Higher Than The Mountain (Live)
2007

Huntingdon Beach 1980 (Live)
2007

Blue Waves (Live)
2007

Huntington Beach Party (Live)
2007

The Blues Alone
2006
The Last of the British Blues
2000

Reaching For The Blues '79 to '81
2000

As It All Began: The Best Of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers 1964-1969
1997

U.S.A. Union
1996
Spinning Coin
1995
Wake Up Call
1993

Room To Move 1969 - 1974
1992
Primal Solos
1977

A Hard Core Package
1977
The Latest Edition
1974
USA Union
1970
Blues From Laurel Canyon
1968

Blues Breakers
1966
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…