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“I might have done better in the Bluesbreakers than in the Yardbirds. But I didn't want to be mimicking Chicago blues musicians forever." Jeff Beck said he turned down a spot ...

In the mid '60s, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers was a potent breeding ground for some of Britain's best blues guitarists, with Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor all cutting their teeth in the ...
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John Mayall recalls Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor in Guitar Player's December 1970 issue

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Mark Sullivan/Getty Images Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, John McVie and Mick ...
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John Mayall recalls Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor in Guitar Player's December 1970 issue

Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood are among the most famous musicians to emerge from Britain's 1960s blues scene. Remarkably, each of them rose from the ranks of ...