6 degrees of John Mayall

So I'm sitting here watching a dvd of Kieth Richards and the Xpensive Winos that was filmed at the Palladium in Hollywood and I started thinking. I know, I promised my therapist I would no longer do that, but honey honey honey, we're talkin' Kieth. Axshly, I was thinkin' back to a time when Jack Hyman and I went to see Johnny Winter and John Mayall at the Palace. If my memory servers me well its at the corner of Hollywood and Vine where William Frawley, Fred, of I Love Lucy, had a heart attack and died.

Anyblues, from 6 degrees of Bacon we go to 6 degrees of Mayall, and there by 5 degrees of Free.
The first time I saw John Mayall he stepped on my hand. Left hand to be precise. That was '83. I saw him a few times since, but in 95 I got to see him back stage in Jacksonville OR. We had a chat and a chuckle. First degree.

Second degree: Mick Taylor, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Peter Green, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Aynsley Dunbar....holy freakin edie, the list goes on. You name the "musician" and you can trace it back to The Godfather of the Blues.

Third degree: The Rolling Stones, The Beatless, Fleetwood Mac, Jefferson Starship, Sanatna, Bonnie Raitt, Alicia Keyes(via Dylan)

Man, throw me a name and I'll connect it. With out Mayall we may all be lacking REAL music.

BB King
Albert King
Freddie King
Albert Collins
Buddy Guy
Junior Wells
Jimi Hendrix
Koko Taylor
Etta James.......................................................................................................................................................
Aw, all that dont matter. There are so many that my memory fails me. Check out Dylans "Don't Look Back" movie. You'll see John in the limo with Bob. Then in the film from Bobs next UK tour you'll see Lennon ( a Dylan idolizer) riding in Bobs limo. Talk about branches growing in different directions.

But still Kieth is playing. The man, the guitarist, the non pretender. Thats John between Eric Burdon and Jimi, with Stevie Winwood and another cat I don't recognize. He looks so stinkin familiar.

Stay tuned for more tuned into the blues genes.
SRV and Johnny Winter stories, along with some unrecognized names/artist.