Recommended Recordings

As one of our Recommended Recordings we are recommending John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers And Friends – 70th Birthday Concert. This concert was recorded on 19 July 2003 in Liverpool, U.K. to celebrate John Mayall’s 70th birthday. It includes guest appearances by former members of John Mayall’s bands, including Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and Chris Barber. Overall, an excellent album and a great introduction to John Mayall for people who are not familiar with his career or his music.

Album cover, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and Friends, 70th Birthday Concert, released in 2003
Album cover, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and Friends, 70th Birthday Concert, released in 2003

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Here are some clips from the DVD of John Mayall’s 70th Birthday Concert:

All Your Love, featuring former Bluesbreaker Eric Clapton:

Somebody’s Acting Like A Child, with former Bluesbreaker Mick Taylor

Walking On Sunset, with former Bluesbreaker Mick Taylor

Talk To Your Daughter (a cover of the J.B. Lenoir original), with Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and Chris Barber

Hootchie Cootchie Man (a cover of the Willie Dixon original which has also been covered by Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf), with Eric Clapton and Chris Barber

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