J O H N
M A Y A L L
'GODFATHER OF BRITISH BLUES'
NEW ALBUM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
For over 50 years, John Mayall has served as a pioneer of blues music, rightly earning him the title, "The Godfather of British Blues". In 2013, John signed with producer Eric Corne's label, Forty Below Records, and has since been experiencing a true artistic and career renaissance, including a Blues Hall of Fame induction in 2015.
On February 22nd Forty Below Records will release Nobody Told Me, the new studio album from The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall.
As with his last handful of albums, Mayall again shares production duties with Forty Below Founder Eric Corne who also handles engineering and mixing duties.
The album boasts an impressive and diverse list of guest guitarists, all personal favorites of Mayall’s including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland who will be joining the band on tour. Also, on hand are Mayall’s dynamic Chicago rhythm section of Greg Rzab on bass guitar and Jay Davenport on drums, along with Billy Watts (Lucinda Williams) on rhythm guitar and Mayall’s regular horn section, moonlighting from their day job in The Late Show with Conan O’Brien’s house band.
The album was recorded at The Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 on the same legendary Sound City Neve console his one-time protégés from Fleetwood Mac used to record parts of the best-selling Rumors album.
“This project has been a true labor of love for me and I can’t wait for people to hear the fireworks that took place,” beams Mayall. Nobody Told Meis an apt title for the blues icon who suffered a recent unexpected health scare shortly after recording the album. But, the seemingly ageless road dog, who famously takes no days off and carries his own gear on tour, has been given a clean bill of health and plans to return to his usual grueling touring schedule to support the release.
John Mayall has actually run an incredibly great school for musicians. …Eric Clapton
John Mayall, he was the Master of It. If it wasn't for the British musicians, a lot of us black musicians in America would still be catchin' the hell that we caught long before. So, thanks to all you guys, thank you very much! …BB King
I had this friend in London, John Mayall of the Bluesbreakers, who used to play me a lot of records late at night. He was a kind of DJ-type guy. You'd go back to his place, and he'd sit you down, give you a drink, and say "Just check this out." He'd go over to his deck, and for hours he'd blast you with B.B. King, Eric Clapton - he was sort of showing me where all of Eric's stuff was from, you know. He gave me a little evening's education in that. I was turned on after that, and I went and bought an Epiphone. So, then I could wind up with the Vox amp and get some nice feedback. …Paul McCartney
Purchase Nobody Told Me, the new studio album from Blues Hall of Fame member, John Mayall boasts an impressive and diverse list of guest guitarists, all personal favorites of Mayall’s including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland who will be joining the band on tour. Nobody Told Me will be available Feb 22nd at amazon.com
JOHN MAYALL ON TOUR 2019
Date Venue City
Tue 26 Feb 2019 Pakkahuone Tampere, Finland
Wed 27 Feb 2019 Cirkus Helsinki, Finland
Fri 01 Mar 2019 Nalen Stora Salen Stockholm, Sweden
Sat 02 Mar 2019 Slagthuset Malmö, Sweden
Sun 03 Mar 2019 Rockefeller Oslo, Norway
Mon 04 Mar 2019 Pustervik Gothenburg, Sweden
Tue 05 Mar 2019 Kulturhuset Viften Rødovre, Denmark
Wed 06 Mar 2019 Train Aarhus, Denmark
Fri 08 Mar 2019 Rosenhof Osnabrück, Germany
Sat 09 Mar 2019 Die Kantine Cologne, Germany
Sun 10 Mar 2019 Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg, Germany
Tue 12 Mar 2019 Die Fabrik in Altona Hamburg, Germany
Wed 13 Mar 2019 Columbia Theater Berlin, Germany
Thu 14 Mar 2019 Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle Halle, Germany
Fri 15 Mar 2019 Forum Karlín Prague, Czech Republic
Sun 17 Mar 2019 Klub Stodoła Warsaw, Poland
Mon 18 Mar 2019 Klub Studio Krakow, Poland
Tue 19 Mar 2019 Akvárium Klub Budapest, Hungary
Wed 20 Mar 2019 Porgy & Bess Vienna, Austria
Thu 21 Mar 2019 Dom Im Berg Graz, Austria
Fri 22 Mar 2019 Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine Udine, Italy
Sun 24 Mar 2019 Teatro Delle Muse Ancona, Italy
Mon 25 Mar 2019 Teatro Obihall Florence, Italy
Tue 26 Mar 2019 Auditorium Parco della Musica Rome, Italy
Wed 27 Mar 2019 Teatro Politeama Genova Genoa, Italy
Thu 28 Mar 2019 Auditorium Santa Chiara Trento, Italy
Fri 29 Mar 2019 Campus Industry Music 43123 Parma, Italy
Sat 30 Mar 2019 Pala Phenomenon Fontaneto d'Agogna, Italy
Sun 31 Mar 2019 Les Docks Lausanne, Switzerland
Tue 02 Apr 2019 La Laiterie Strasbourg, France
Wed 03 Apr 2019 Le Splendid Lille, France
Thu 04 Apr 2019 Zeche Bochum, Germany
Fri 05 Apr 2019 Hirsch Nuremberg, Germany
Sun 07 Apr 2019 Im Wizemann Stuttgart, Germany
Mon 08 Apr 2019 Muffathalle Munich, Germany
Tue 09 Apr 2019 Volkshaus Zürich, Switzerland
Thu 11 Apr 2019 Le Bataclan Paris, France
Fri 12 Apr 2019 De Roma Borgerhout, Belgium
Sat 13 Apr 2019 Patronaat Haarlem, Netherlands
Sun 14 Apr 2019 De Oosterpoort Groningen, Netherlands
Tue 16 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's London, UK
Tue 16 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's London, UK
Wed 17 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's London, UK
Wed 17 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's London, UK
Thu 18 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's London, UK
Thu 18 Apr 2019 Ronnie Scott's London, UK
Sat 18 May 2019 Doheny Blues Festival 2019 Dana Point, CA, US
Tue 18 Jun 2019 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR, US
Thu 20 Jun 2019 Tower Theatre Bend, OR, US
Sat 22 Jun 2019 Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA, US
Tue 25 Jun 2019 Crest Theatre Sacramento, CA, US
Wed 26 Jun 2019 The Siren Morro Bay, CA, US
Thu 08 Aug 2019 Iridium New York, NY, US
Fri 09 Aug 2019 Iridium New York, NY, US
Sat 10 Aug 2019 Iridium New York, NY, US
