Blues-rock pioneer John Mayall, as productive and vital as ever at age 82, is not only still on the road—his schedule is packed solid with gigs all the way into next spring—but already planning his next album release. And, just to make it that much more enticing, he’s divulged one very special guest: Joe Walsh. The involvement of the former Eagles guitarist was announced on udiscovermusic.com. The album, titled Let’s Talk About That, was recorded in February at the House of Blues Studio in Nashville.
Mayall, who released his debut more than 50 years ago—and whose bands have served as breeding grounds for the likes of Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, as well as Fleetwood Mac founding members Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green and John McVie—released his most recent set of new material, Find a Way to Care, last year. In addition, a recently discovered set of early recordings, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Live In 1967, has been released on two volumes. The second of those, which featured Fleetwood, McVie and Green, is Mayall’s 64th album!
Mayall was recently inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
Related: Read our review of the first volume of Mayall’s Live in 1967
John Mayall’s U.S. concert dates from September through November (Click here or here):
Sep 8—Londonderry, NH — Tupelo Music Hal
Sep 10—Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall
Sep 13—New York, NY — Highline Ballroom
Sep 14—Teaneck, NJ — Mexicali Live
Sep 15—Pawling, NY — Daryl’s House
Sep 16—Albany, NY — The Egg
Sep 17—Niagara Falls, NY — Niagara Falls Blues Festival
Sep 18—State College, PA — State Theatre
Sep 20—Bethlehem, PA — Artsquest Musikfest
Sep 21—Warrendale, PA — Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
Sep 22—Kent, OH — The Kent Stage
Sep 23—Columbus, OH — Notes at Copious
Sep 24—Cincinnati, OH — Live At Ludlow Garage
Sep 25—Bloomington, IN — Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
Sep 27—Auburn Hills, MI — Callahan’s Music Hall
Sep 28—Holland, MI — Holland Park Theater
Sep 29—Carmel, IN — The Warehouse
Sep 30—Chicago, IL — City Winery
Oct 1—Milwaukee, WI — Shank Hall
Oct 2—Minneapolis, MN — Dakota Jazz Club
Oct 5—Kansas City, MO — Knuckleheads Saloon
Oct 7—Helena, AR — King Biscuit Blues Festival
Oct 9—Atlanta, GA — City Winery
Nov 3-6—Seattle, WA — Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
Nov 7—Portland, OR — Aladdin Theater
Nov 9—Bend, OR — Tower Theatre
Nov 10—Chico, CA — El Rey Theatre
Nov 11—Santa Cruz, CA — Rio Theatre
Nov 12-13—Oakland, CA — Yoshi’s
Nov 14—Fresno, CA — Tower Theatre
Nov 15—Sacramento, CA — Crest Theatre
Nov 16—San Luis Obispo, CA — Fremont Theater
Nov 17—Agoura Hills, CA — The Canyon
Nov 18—Pasadena, CA — The Rose
Nov 19—San Juan Capistrano, CA — The Coach House
Nov 20—Solana Beach, CA — Belly Up Tavern
