John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Stories
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May 3 - 9, 2026
Year of Release: 2002
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Southside Story
Dirty Water
Feels Just Like Home
Kids Got The Blues
The Witching Hour
Oh Leadbelly
Demons In The Night
Pride And Faith
Kokomo
Romance Classified
I Wished I Had
Pieces And Parts
I Thought I Heard The Devil
The Mists Of Time
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John Mayall (and the Bluesbreakers) appears on the WSVNRadio website this week, with their 2002 release, Stories.
It was a #1 Blues album for two weeks, on Billboard's Blues Album chart. Mayall's most famous "Bluesbreaker" was Eric
Clapton, in 1966. Clapton would later become famous on his own, in bands such as The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith,
Derek & The Dominos, and on his own. He is still recording and peforming today. Stories has Mayall's Bluesbreakers
crew as: Buddy Whittington (Rhythm and Lead Guitars), Tom Canning (Roland Vk7 Organ), Joe Yuele (Drums) and Hank Van
Sickle (bass). John Mayall provides the lead vocals, piano and harmonica.
"Southside Story" has a somewhat Stevie Ray Vaughan feel. Not as hard-hitting as SRV did, but the feel of
great blues rock is heard on this track. "Dirty Water" is a slow-driven Blues track, again, showcasing the great
blues rock sound. "Feels Just Like Home" is more on the Rock side, maybe compared to Jimmy Buffett. "KIds Got
The Blues" is another Blues/Rock track, jumpin' in style. "The Witching Hour" continues the Rock groove,
compared to the early Robert Palmer's "Man Smart, Woman Smarter." "Oh Leadbelly" (for the blues artist Leadbelly)
is a smooth-n-groovin-driven track. It needs that John Lee Hooker's "how-how-how" voice. The Blues/Rock sound is once
again the driven force on "Demons In The Night."
"Pride And Faith" has the awesome groove! And Mayall's voice makes it even better. "Kokomo" (No, not
the Beach Boys song, thankfully...) is another gem. It has the groove and spunk. "Romance Classified" can easily
be classified as a great Rock/Blues track. It's hard-driven sound gets your attention. "I Wished I Had" is another
great Blues/Rock gem. "Pieces And Parts" definitely compares to Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. "I Thought
I Heard The Devil" is another SRV sounding track, yet he makes it his own. "The Mists Of Time" is the typical
great slow blues, a great way to end the album.
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers' is definitely a great Blues/Rock album. It's easy and no argument, that this album
achieved the top spot somewhere - BLUES. "Demons In The Night," "Pride And Faith" are the standouts. Stories
has the grit, the groove, the spark of an album for an artist's later years in his career - JOHN MAYALL. Since the 1960s,
he has recorded albums throughout the next 60 years. His last album was in 2023. John Mayall passed away in 2024, age 90.
He has left behind a great legacy in Blues and Rock. Stories may have been recorded in his later years, but it
stands out as a great Blues and Rock album. Fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan will also enjoy this album. If you're looking for
great Blues and Rock, Stories by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers is a great choice.
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