921 John Mayall and the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton “Steppin’ Out” 1966

John Mayall “spent two years in the service, including some time in Korea. Upon returning to England in 1955, he continued his education at the Regional College of Art in Manchester, where he formed his first band, the Powerhouse Four. Graduating in 1959, he landed a job with an advertising agency and quickly established a reputation as one of the best typographers and graphic artists in the region...In 1963, at the age of 29—old by most rock and roll standards—he took up residence in London and formed his dream group, the Bluesbreakers. Mayall worked days as a draftsman for about a year; but by early 1964 the Bluesbreakers were doing well enough for Mayall to become a full-time musician. The band backed American greats John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson on their tours of the United Kingdom and played dates in small clubs six nights a week. Before long the Bluesbreakers were acknowledged as the best blues band in England” (Joan Goldsworthy, Contemporary Musicians, 1992). 

John Mayall and the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton “Steppin’ Out”