Here’s how the key players remember the split… Mick Fleetwood: “The nicest way to put it is that John Mayall ‘let me go’ from the Bluesbreakers. The Bluesbreakers' line-ups, along with the interpolating members of Blues Incorporated, had a profound influence on the early British 'Electric Blues' scene, eventually spilling into the mainstream of progressive fusions and popular 'Rock'. In the early 1960s, the blues under English pop musicians hugely popular. [52] Raskin and McNeil were replaced early the following year by Walter Trout and Joe Yuele, respectively. Early performers involved with the band included guitarists Sammy Prosser, Davey Graham and John Gilbey, bassists Ricky Brown and Pete Burford, and drummers Sam Stone, Brian Myall and Keith Robertson, however the first official lineup of the group introduced in July included guitarist Bernie Watson, bassist John McVie and drummer Peter Ward. 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[37] After the album's release, he toured with Taylor, Spell, Holloway, guitarist Gary Rowles and drummer Frank Wilson, plus touring percussionist Warren Bryant, saxophonists Jimmy Roberts, Ann Patterson and David Majal Li, trumpeter Nolan Smith, trombonist Bill Lamb, and vocalists Pepper Watkins and Patti Smith. John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Dubbed "the father of British blues" nearly four decades ago, John Mayall is more like the genre's grandpappy these days. [18] Mayall would subsequently relocate from London to Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California in August to continue his career as a solo artist, with Taylor joining him. [27] Patrick "Putter" Smith was added as a second bassist in early 1972, before Victor Gaskin took over a few months later. [34] Davis was soon replaced by Randy Resnick and Hightide Harris, however. Mayall used the band name between 1963 and '67 then dropped it for some fifteen years, but in 1982 a 'Return of the Bluesbreakers' wa… read more Get the John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Setlist of the concert at University of Leeds, Leeds, England on June 23, 1966 and other John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers Setlists for free on setlist.fm! CD: $11.39 › … [13][14] Fleetwood was fired after two months, with Green following him to form Fleetwood Mac. [45] In 1980, Road Show Blues was recorded with returning drummer Richardson and new bassist Kevin McCormick, as well as Parker and Smith. [50][51] Later in the year, Mayall introduced a new lineup of the Bluesbreakers, with Henry "Coco" Montoya and "Kal" David Raskin on guitars, Bobby Haynes on bass and Willie McNeil on drums, who recorded several tracks later released on the album Cross Country Blues. (Mayall had originally found Taylor through a newspaper ad when he was only 18, long before his stint with the Rolling Stones.) [32] This lineup released the album Ten Years Are Gone in September 1973, which marked Mayall's ten-year anniversary as a professional musician. [70], In November 2008, Mayall announced that he was retiring the Bluesbreakers name, and would return the following year with a new solo band.