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From Manchester to Laurel Canyon—legendary musician John Mayall.
With a foreword by Mick Fleetwood.
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 trailblazing.
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. This edition has been updated to include coverage of Mayall’s life and work up until his death in July 2024.
“John Mayall had the wisdom, the insight, the foresight and the vision to let Eric Clapton do his thing. Turning the guitar up that loud was radical at the time! After that, we were all Mayall fans. He’s a big, big hero of ours” Stevie Van Zandt