Tag Archives: John Mayall

John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Hundreds of bands played at the Marquee Club during the Sixties, many of which are now musical legends. We have collected a few together, and will be posting them into a new category, Bands at the Marquee.  First up is John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers!
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

Born in Macclesfield in 1933, John Mayall grew up listening [...]

Clubbing in the Sixties at The Marquee Club

As a teenager, Carnaby Street and the West End clubs became really important to us. In the spring of ‘64, The Marquee had just moved from Oxford Street to 90 Wardour Street and I got a job working there for Harold Pendleton who owned the club with his wife Barbara and jazz musician Chris Barber. [...]