| BAND & TOUR NEWS
2011 was an incredibly busy year for John Mayall and his band. The thirst for good hard-hitting blues music is as strong as ever and John's fabulous musicians have made every show a real experience. They began the year with a batch of dates in the New York area, followed by another couple of tours followed by dates running from Florida to Massachusetts. Everywhere they were greeted with great enthusiasm. As June rolled around they went on what some might say was an impossibly long tour of Europe which wound its way from Finland to the south coast of Spain with all points east and west in between. Then there was the wonderful Canadian tour where they had everybody rocking in the aisles so much so that they returned at the end of November! A great UK tour took place in October and November. By popular demand, their show was enhanced by their opening act, Oli Brown. We've heard great things about him and each show was a night to remember. As if this schedule wasn't enough, thereis a big concert scheduled in Jakarta in December to top off a fabulous year.
Check out the newly updated band page featuring more details about John's great musicians: Rocky Athas, Greg Rzab and Jay Davenport.
WEBSITE NEWS
Check out the Listen To This! page, featuring 14 music clips of John Mayall's long and prolific creative output. With 59 official album releases (as of 2011).
FANMAIL
Check out our Fanmail page, where you can leave a comment for John Mayall and his band instantly! We've kept the "Frequently Asked Questions" page, for those nagging questions that we got tired of answering over and over. We thank you for all your support over the years.
MERCHANDISE NEWS
On our Merchandise page, you can now hear short clips of some of the tracks on new nifty popup jukeboxes! We try to carry the latest CD's available. Starting Dec. 9, 2011, the Merchandise Page will shut down indefinitely while JohnMayall.com undergoes administrative changes. We hope to be back soon. Thank you for your patience. |
LATEST RELEASE
After the success of the Eagle album 'Tough', Mayall didn't want to wait too long to record another studio album, so in November 2010 he got the opportunity to capture a live show in London for release through our website. Initially it was offered as a DVD but there were so many requests to have it in a CD format that we released it as a double CD. Right now, however, the only way to purchase these items will be at SELECT live shows.
THE STORY OF OUR LOGO
The original 1970 logo
design by John Mayall
The JohnMayall.Com logo was taken from an original design by John Mayall. This logo, for a short-lived label called "Crusade Records", is on a very rare album, "J.B. Lenoir", that John Mayall assembled for Polygram and includes recordings by Lenoir in Germany as well as interviews with his widow.
IN MEMORIAM
KEEF HARTLEY: “I got the sad news (27Nov11) that Keef Hartley died of complications from surgery last Sunday. When I think back to all the adventures we had over the years, both on and off the road, it seems hardly possible that my friend of so many years will not be showing up to sit in with any of my bands in the future. His sense of fun and love of life will always remain in my thoughts as special memories. Boy did we have fun! So long my friend, I will miss you.”
Everything on this website is posted with John Mayall's personal input
and approval.
Long Live The Blues.
- JohnMayall.com
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