John Mayall
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![Portrait of British musician Paul McCartney as he plays acoustic guitar against a red background, October 7, 1984.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NbbhRuYJTmEeWuZisqEHXo-320-80.jpg)
Paul McCartney made some surprising revelations about his favorite guitar in our historic interview with him
By Tom Mulhern published
The former Beatle gave Guitar Player insights into "Taxman" and "Blackbird," as well as John Lennon's previously unknown fingerpicking skills
![John Mayall performs at the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany, January 9, 1970](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tm7aVDmngC42otNVC9fsen-320-80.jpg)
John Mayall recalls Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor in Guitar Player's December 1970 issue
By Fred Stuckey published
The blues legend, who died on July 22, was one of the guitar world's major losses in 2024
![The Beatles perform 'Rain' and 'Paperback Writer' on BBC TV show 'Top Of The Pops' in London on 16th June 1966. Left to right: John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison (1943-2001).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9miaDjjPBEWv5MzW9yERNC-320-80.jpg)
Why did the Beatles play Epiphone Casinos? It all comes back to one man
By Christopher Scapelliti published
John Mayall brought some famous guitarists to the fore. He also turned the Beatles on to one of their defining guitar models
![American Blues musician Coco Montoya performs onstage, Chicago, Illinois, October 1, 1999.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KbThoqDSVchvJJyHQ47hDK-320-80.jpg)
Coco Montoya explains how John Mayall turned him from a bartender into his Bluesbreaker guitarslinger
By Gary Graff published
The guitarist, who spent 10 years in Mayall's company, learned his stylings from Albert Collins
![Jeff Beck performs at the Molde International Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway on July 22, 2010](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jK7k4ekqmSt9HDmCnmVhTf-320-80.jpg)
“I might have done better in the Bluesbreakers." Jeff Beck said he turned down John Mayall
By Phil Weller published
The coveted role was offered to him on a plate, but Beck was looking for a different kind of musical identity
![Peter Green](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mtjk7XfKfypdDZwyqZbohM-320-80.jpg)
Peter Green on his time with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac, and wrestling with his demons
By Elliot Stephen Cohen published
Having blown minds with Mayall and then formed Fleetwood Mac, the late blues guitar genius suddenly walked away at the peak of the latter band's first run of commercial success. He would endure years of horrors before making it back to the stage
![John Mayall performs on stage at Teatro Nuevo Apolo on October 08, 2019 in Madrid, Spain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WQyG8z5SJFbh6rPyezSL3J-320-80.jpg)
Tributes pour in for “champion of the blues” John Mayall
By Phil Weller published
The guitar world has been flooded with touching tributes to the late blues legend, with Joe Bonamassa leading the line with a poignant reflection on his legacy
![John Mayall](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KNf3Qi8fCHNad8UhJ8zGZg-320-80.jpg)
British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist dedicated 60 years to the blues, launching the careers of some of the genre’s – and the world's – greatest guitarists in the process
![Jack Bruce (left), Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton perform live at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City in October 1967](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ymat79DLjG25kB6iHAVXVo-320-80.jpg)
"I Was 19 When I Left the Yardbirds. I Intended to Give Up Then, but John Mayall Offered Me a Job... I Needed the Bread, and Some Kind of Identity Too': Cream's Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce Discuss Balancing Blues, Jazz, and Volume in 1967 GP Interview
By Guitar Player Staff published
This classic from the GP archives is a window into rock's pioneering supergroup in their prime, and an intimate look at how they re-wrote the genre's rulebook.
![Mandel performs during the South Bay Blues Awards in Santa Clara, California, November 15, 1992.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hmcfvi3BVSQYsEPeZUp5JJ-320-80.jpg)
“Nobody Can Be the Best Guitar Player. There’s No Such Thing”: Mind-Blowing Guitarist Harvey Mandel Riffs With ‘GP’ on His Music, Guitar Technique and a Certain Player by the Name of Eddie Van Halen
By Bill Milkowski published
Fifty-five years since his solo bow, “The Sustain King” shows no sign of slowing down on his latest, ‘Who’s Calling’
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