<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in John-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:15:54 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I love it and it’s my friend forever. If I had to, I’d f**k it”: Keith Richards on his enduring love affair with the guitar, the effects of arthritis on his playing, and why he’s still learning the instrument at 82 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/keith-richards-rolling-stones-2026-interview LzkZfQ79FhecZpKSKQbLjX Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:15:54 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:19:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think he took the blues up as his personal crusade”: Why Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds and joined the Bluesbreakers, according to his former bandmate ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jim-mccarty-oneric-claptons-time-in-the-yardbirds fuRaH5uxsVwCZHL6iok9S3 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:25:11 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first gig, they handed me a mayonnaise jar full of cocaine and said, ‘Welcome to the band’”: Blues survivor Walter Trout on wild times with Canned Heat, how John Mayall helped him get sober – and his death metal tone secret ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/walter-trout-sign-of-the-times RmS4Q2RjCRNSSKMBh9CmeJ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:27:00 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:09:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can only imagine the effect this had on the young Keith Richards and Eric Clapton”: 9 must-hear albums that fueled the British blues guitar boom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/essential-british-blues-boom-albums-for-guitarists sHdpHWeV8kYayemk6CeXhk Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:39:35 +0000 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The tone EC achieved on that record has become one of the classic archetypes for how an electric guitarshould sound”: How Eric Clapton got his tone on John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers’ ‘Beano’ album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-eric-clapton-got-his-tone-on-john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-beano-album xbhMctbUAcwyhzn2ndv3Jk Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:13:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Yardbirds had no need to worry about Clapton’s departure – they had Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page onboard”: The history of the ’60s British blues boom –the movement that carried a tidal wave of guitar heroes across the Atlantic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/history-of-the-60s-british-blues-boom sMBDrkjeyDNLsx3W6hpQvf Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:15:29 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John Mayall’s ability to nurture blues guitar prodigies is comparable to Yoda’s knack for training hot Jedi prospects”: From Eric Clapton to Peter Green, Mick Taylor and more – a guide to blues legend John Mayall’s ’60s Bluesbreakers guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-mayall-bluesbreakers-guitarists SfMqTT4pmiGJAmeBRNM2gm Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:55:43 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:42:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He taught me that it was OK to play the music you wanted to play. He was my mentor and a surrogate father, too”: Why John Mayall was the godfather of British blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/why-john-mayall-was-the-godfather-of-british-blues-guitar Yio57CyUG9zkKxrVm8eL5m Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:07:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:59:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Peter Green is tasked with filling the shoes of Clapton, the man referred to as God”: Tracking the phenomenal guitar lineage of John Mayall in 12 essential releases ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-mayall-essential-guitar-albums 4GyDhZsMqBve5hBrSTiGnT Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:26:02 +0000 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:29:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It never dawned on me that I could make a living playing music. For many years, it was just a hobby, a way I could express myself”: John Mayall changed blues music forever – and introduced the world to some of its greatest guitar players ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-mayall-obituary DwNXkqXGpoaky8oZYwgumU Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:20:58 +0000 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:47:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ He gave B.B. King “the cold sweats”, replaced Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and founded Fleetwood Mac – how Peter Green changed the course of British blues-rock guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/peter-green-tasteful-soloing M29CdFM8x7EH9YR5N7fFjA Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:44:43 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:42:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Welcome to the ultimate Rolling Stones guitar lesson – a tab and audio deep dive into the styles of Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Brian Jones, and Mick Taylor ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/the-ultimate-rolling-stones-guitar-workout EWtYxVxg8PEzJZPb39gbxg Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:31:49 +0000 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:54:29 +0000