John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

 

Artist:  John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers 
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, British Blues

Original line-up:

John Mayall:  Vocals, Harmonica, Organ, Guitar

Peter Ward:  Vocals
John McVie:  Bass
Bernie Watson:  Drums

Classic line-up: 1

John Mayall:  Vocals, Harmonica, Organ, 

Eric Clapton:   Lead Guitar
John McVie:  Bass
Hughie Flint:  Drums

Classic line-up:  2

John Mayall:  Vocals, Harmonica, Organ
Peter Green:  Guitar
John McVie:  Bass
Mick Fleetwood:  Drums 

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English Blues Band from London, led by Singer, Songwriter, and Multi-Instrumentalist John Mayall (Harmonica), Peter Ward (Vocals), John McVie (Bass) and Bernie Watson (Drums).  The band became an ever-evolving line-up of more than 100 different combinations of musicians under that name.  In 1965 Eric Clapton (later to Cream) joined the band, and in 1966 Peter Green (later formed Fleetwood Mac with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie), in 1967 Mick Taylor (later joined The Rolling Stones) and many more such as Walter Trout, Larry Taylor, Aynsley Dunbar, Andy Fraser (Free) and more!.

Title:   Stories  (2020)

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, British Blues

Label:  earMusic

Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  Southside Story  (4:43)

 2.  Dirty Water  (5:53)

 3.  Feels Just Like Home  (4:58)

 4.  Kids Got The Blues  (4:00)

 5.  The Witching Hour  (4:23)

 6.  Oh, Leadbelly  (3:07)

 7.  Demons In The Night  (5:51)

 8.  Pride And Faith  (4:50)

 9.  Kokomo  (4:42)

10. Romance Classified  (3:23)

11. I Wished I Had  (4:33)

12. Pieces And Parts  (4:46)

13. I Thought I Heard The Devil  (3:59)

14. The Mists Of Time  (7:56)

Format:   LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Southside Story  (4:43)

 2.  Dirty Water  (5:53)

 3.  Feels Just Like Home  (4:58)

 4.  Kids Got The Blues  (4:00)

Side B:

 1.  The Witching Hour  (4:23)

 2.  Oh, Leadbelly  (3:07)

 3.  Demons In The Night  (5:51)

 4.  Pride And Faith  (4:50)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Kokomo  (4:42)

 2.  Romance Classified  (3:23)

 3.  I Wished I Had  (4:33)

 4.  Pieces And Parts  (4:46)

Side D:

 1.  I Thought I Heard The Devil  (3:59)

 2.  The Mists Of Time  (7:56)

Personnel:

John Mayall:  Vocals on All Tracks, Piano on Tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, on Tracks: 1-3, 7, Organ, Lead Guitar on Tracks: 1, 2, 9,  12 String Guitar on Track 5, Digital Piano & Harmonica on Track 12, RhythmGuitar on Track 13, Synthesizer on Track 14

Buddy Whittington:   Lead Guitar on Tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-14, Rhythm Guitar on Tracks:  1, 3-11, 12, 14, Lead Guitar on Tracks: 1, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:2, 9, Backup Vocal on Track 1, 12 String on Track 3, Slide Guitar on Tracks: 3, 5

Hank Van Sickle:  Bass on All Tracks

Tom Canning:  Hammond B3 Organ on Tracks: 1, 4, 10, 11, Backup Vocal on Track 1, Roland VK7 Organ on Tracks: 2, 5, 6, 9, 12-14, Keyboards, Backup Vocal on Track 2, Roland VK7 Electric Piano on Tracks: 3, 7

Joe Yuele:   Drums on All Tracks

Lenny Castr:  Percussion on Tracks: 1-4, 7, 9, 11, 13

Maggie Mayall:  Backup Vocal on Track 3

Stories is a trestament to his absolute dedication to the Blues by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, originally released on August 27, 200s, by Eagle Rock Entertainment, remastered and reissued in 2020 by earMusic.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.