The Resume

(November 29, 1933- )
Born in Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Plays guitar, keyboards and harmonica
Led John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Recorded the albums 'John Mayall Plays John Mayall' (1965), 'Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton' (1966), 'A Hard Road' (1967), 'Crusade' (1967), 'The Blues Alone' (1967), 'Bare Wires' (1968), 'Blues from Laurel Canyon' (1968), 'The Turning Point' (1969), 'Empty Rooms' (1970), 'USA Union' (1970), 'Jazz Blues Fusion' (1972), 'Ten Years Are Gone' (1973), 'New Year, New Band, New Company' (1975), 'The Bottom Line' (1979), 'Return of the Bluesbreakers' (1985), '70th Birthday Concert' (2003) and 'Tough' (2009)
Known as the 'Godfather of British Blues'
Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to music (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

He is more famous for the musicians he mentored than for his own body of work.
He has a reputation as a difficult and demanding employer, which may explain the constant turnover of personnel in his bands.
He has been divorced twice.
He appeared in the infamous 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club' film.

Why he might not be annoying:

He bought his first guitar while on leave serving in the Korean War.
He studied art design in college, and designed many of his album covers.
Members of Bluesbreakers included Eric Clapton; Jack Bruce of Cream; the original Fleetwood Mac lineup of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Peter Green; Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones; and Andy Fraser of Free.
Mick Taylor said, 'There's no better way to learn how to play blues guitar than with John Mayall.'
For his 70th birthday, he reunited with Clapton and Taylor for a concert that also was a fundraiser for Unicef.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 6)
• British Rockers
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 42]
• Celebrities Who Think They Can Paint
• Guitar World's 10 Essential Blues Albums [April 2003] (Ranked: 5)
• Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time (Ranked: 90)
• Harmonica Players
• I Collaborated with Eric Clapton
• I Covered 'Stagger Lee'
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• New Musical Express' Top 100 Albums of All Time [1974] (Ranked: 85)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 32751-33000 (Ranked: 32809)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (Ranked: 42)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 195)
• Served in the Korean War
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [1978]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 128 Votes: 42.19% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 50 Votes: 52.00% Annoying