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Mayall's 1968 album Blues from Laurel Canyon signalled a permanent move to the United States and a change in direction. He disbanded the Bluesbreakers and worked with two guitars and drums.
Encouraged by his success in the US, Mayall left Britain for Laurel Canyon in California in 1969 where he paused the Bluesbreakers for the next decade; drinking heavily replaced making music.
In 1969, after recording the album “Blues From Laurel Canyon” and befriending members of the American blues band Canned Heat, Mr. Mayall moved to the Los Angeles area, where he lived for the ...
Mayall moved to the Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles - a neighborhood known as home to many influential musicians of the period - in 1969. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...
When his house in Laurel Canyon, California burned down in a brush fire in 1979, he lamented that he had lost a valuable pornography collection dating from the 1800s.
Tonight I'm offering up a tribute for one of my favorite musicians. Sadly we just lost this great man at the age of 90 but his music and efforts will live ...
During his first U.S. tour in 1967, Mr. Mayall was drawn to the climate of California, moving two years later to the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles, where a dynamic music scene was emerging.
