John Mayall

Artist:  John Mayall
Born:  November 29, 1933.  Macclesfield, England
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, British Blues
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Drums

John Mayall is an English Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter.  He was the founder of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, which has included some of the most famous Blues and Blues Rock Musicians, include Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Aynsley Dunbar, Hughie Flint, Andy Fraser, Harvey Mandel, Larry Taylor, Jon Hiseman, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya and many more!.

Artist:  John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Title:  Padlock On The Blues  (2019)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, British Blues
Label:  earMusic
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Don't Turn Your Back  (5:14)
 2.  Padlock On  The Blues  (6:59)
 3.  A Hard Road  (5:05)
 4.  Somebody's Watching (feat.  John Lee Hooker) (4:09)
 5.  Always A Brand New Road  (4:08)
 6.  My Country Girl  (5:18)
 7.  The Strip  (4:46)
 8.  I've Got To Talk To You  (5:05)
 9.  Dancing Shoes  (5:03)
10. Bad Dream Catcher (feat. John Lee Hooker) (3:06)
11. When The Blues Are Bad  (3:37)
12. Ain't No Surrender  (4:03)
13. White Line Fever  (3:22)

Personnel:

John Mayall:  Vocals, Electric Piano on Tracks: 1, 8, Piano on Tracks: 2,  3, 6, 10, 12, 12, Slide Guitar on Track 4, Organ on Track 4, Harmonica on Tracks: 5, 6, 8, 11, 12 String on Track 6, Foot Stomp on Track 10
Ernie Watts:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 1
Buddy Whittington:  Guitar on Tracks: 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11, 13,  Slide Guitar on Track 6
John Paulus:  Bass on Tracks: 1-9, 11, 13
Joe Yuele:  Drums on Tracks: 1-9, 11, 13
Tommy Eyre:  Organ on Track 1-3, 5, 7, 8
Steve Leshner:  Percussion on Tracks: 1, 11
Darrell Leonard:  Trumpet on Tracks:  4, 6, 7, 13
Joe Sublett:  Saxophone on Tracks:  4, 6, 7, 13
Mike Martsolf:   Banjo on Track 11, Dobro Steel Guitar on Track 13

Special Guest:

John Lee Hooker:  Guitar on Tracks:  4, 10

Padlock On The Blues is an album by John Mayall & Bluesbreakers, released May 3, 2019 by earMusic, featuring special guest John Lee Hooker.