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John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

A pioneering British blues band led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall, a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Mayall used the band name between 1963 and 1967, and then dropped it. However, in 1982, after the Bluesbreakers returned to the musical arena, it was announced that from that moment on, the band's name would be retained. The name became a collective one without clear distinctions, despite the fact that the recordings belong only to the band's leader. The Bluesbreakers included such rock music "luminaries" as: Eric Clapton (April – August 1965, November 1965 – July 1966) and Jack Bruce, who later formed Cream, Peter Green, who played in the band until August 1967. Subsequently, he left the band together with Mick Fleetwood to form the band Fleetwood Mac, Mick Taylor (August 1967 – July 1969), who later joined The Rolling Stones. Subsequently, he returned to the Bluesbreakers to tour in 1982-83 and 2004, Harvey Mandel, Walter Trout, Larry Taylor (Mandel, Trout, and Taylor left Canned Heat to join Mayall), Don Harris, Randy Resnick, Aynsley Dunbar, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser (Free), Chris Mercer, Henry Lowther, Johnny Almond, and John Mark (later Mark-Almond).