However, the story takes a turning point when their ship docks in South ... Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956) Directed by John Baxter, Ramsbottom Rides Again follows Yorkshire’s Bill Ramsbottom ...

If ‘The Turning Point’ marked a partial shift away from the genre that had established Mayall’s reputation, ‘Empty Rooms’ kicked off with a blast of the blues. Though this was the last ...

John Mayall, a musician often called the godfather ... it was recorded in England), then changed direction with “The Turning Point” (1969), a live recording that was one of the first ...

They were inspirational to me to the point that I started to adopt that ... In the mid Sixties, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers were a band that served as a training ground for some of Britain ...

Though many will point to his and The Experience’s debut record ... (Credits: Bent Rej) Clapton had already been in the John Mayall Blues band and was currently turning his slow hand to being in Cream ...

However, joining John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers was a turning point for him in more ways than one. Not only did his brief stint with the Bluesbreakers allow Clapton to learn from one of the best in the ...

moved to London and in 1963 he formed the band John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and began getting regular gigs at the Marquee Club. He was already 30 by that point, geriatric compared with some ...

John Mayall was a pioneer of British blues who became known more for the musicians he recruited than for his own playing or singing. As bandleader, Mayall shaped the talents of soon-to-be rock and ...

John Mayall became the “godfather of British blues” by pioneering blues rock and unwittingly nurturing the careers of future Hall of Fame musicians. Mayall helped expose blues music to a wider ...

John Mayall, who has died aged 90 ... In 1969 the live (and drummerless) The Turning Point album, with its classic track Room to Move, reached No 11 in Britain and 32 in America, becoming Mayall ...