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Back to the Roots is a 1971 double album by John Mayall released on Polydor. [3] Recording sessions took place both in California and London where Mayall invited some former members of his band, notably guitarists Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor.
[6] 1971's Back to the Roots peaked at number 31 in the UK and number 52 in the US. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] Mayall continued to restructure his band and release new studio and live material throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with limited commercial success.
From November 1970 to January 1971, Mayall recorded Back to the Roots with new drummer Paul Lagos and a range of former bandmates. [ 26 ] Larry Taylor had one of the longest tenures in Mayall's band in the 1970s.
Besides “USA Union,” Mayall’s most distinctive recordings of his early American epoch included “Back to the Roots” (1971), featuring an all-star ensemble including guests Clapton and ...
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 of all-time.
The musician has been remembered after his death at the age of 90.
John Mayall, the influential British blues guitarist who shot to fame in the 1960s, has died at the age of 90.
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