John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are a pioneering English blues band, led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall, OBE, that has included such luminaries as: · Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce (both later in Cream), · Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (later all in Fleetwood Mac), · Mick Taylor (later in The Rolling Stones), · Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Harvey Mandel, Randy Resnick, Walter Trout, Larry Taylor (later in Canned Heat), · Aynsley Dunbar, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser (Free), Chris Mercer, Henry Lowther, Johnny Almond and Jon Mark (later of Mark-Almond). History The Bluesbreakers were formed in January 1963 and became an ever-evolving lineup of more than 100 different combinations of musicians performing under that nameThe Complete Rock Family Trees, Omnibus Press (Dec 1983, ISBN-13: 978-0711904651) lists 109 different formations.Eric Clapto

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