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Blues from Laurel Canyon is a 1968 album by John Mayall, featuring British blues music. It was his first album after the breakup of his band the Bluesbreakers in May 1968, [3] although others claim it was on 14 July 1968.
Upon disbanding the Bluesbreakers and moving to the US, Mayall and Taylor recorded Blues from Laurel Canyon with bassist Steve Thompson and drummer Colin Allen. [22] This lineup remained active for almost a year, until Taylor left to replace Brian Jones in The Rolling Stones on 5 June 1969. [23]
John Brumwell Mayall OBE (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and rock musician, songwriter and producer. In the 1960s, he formed John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians.
Mayall’s 1968 album “Blues from Laurel Canyon” markeda permanent move to the United States and a change in direction. He disbanded the Bluesbreakers and worked with two guitars and drums.
Mayall’s 1968 album “Blues from Laurel Canyon” signaled a permanent move to the United States and a change in direction. He disbanded the Bluesbreakers and worked with two guitars and drums. The following year he released “The Turning Point,” arguably his most successful release, with an atypical four-man acoustic lineup including ...
Taylor had played with Mayall’s Bluesbreakers from 1966 to 1969, appearing on the albums Crusade, Diary Of A Band and Bare Wires, as well as on his 1968 solo album Blues From Laurel Canyon.
Following a further album, Blues from Laurel Canyon, Taylor then left to join the Rolling Stones, and the name "Bluesbreakers" was dropped from John Mayall albums. By the time the 1960s were over, the Bluesbreakers had finally achieved some success in the United States. Joe Yuele, drummer with the band, 2008
Another track, "I'm Gonna Fight For You, J.B.", is a tribute to the American blues guitarist J. B. Lenoir who died in 1967 and who had a deep influence on Mayall (this was Mayall's second such tribute to the musician; "The Death of J.B. Lenoir" appeared on his earlier Crusade album). Two concerts took place, on 11 and 12 July. [5]