Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, July 25th, 2014
8:00pm | $45John Mayall is a blues virtuoso who has received endless acclaim in his over 50 year career as a musician, songwriter and producer. He formed the renowned group, The Bluesbreakers, in the early 1960s. The group served as a springboard to stardom for a long list of respected blues musicians including Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor. The three went on to respectively form Cream, Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones after their time with Mayall.
With over 60 albums to his name, John Mayall is the undisputed Godfather of the British Blues. Carrying a reputation as a legendary artist, John Mayall has played alongside some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century including Sonny Boy Williamson, T Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Freddy King, Albert King, Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry, Otis Rush and Buddy Guy.
John Mayall’s energy and passion for music reaches out to all who hear it and you can see this living legend and his incredible band right here at the Lesher Center.