So Hard to Share (John Mayall cover) by grathy, Bennie and LaFayette Share:    Facebook Twitter Email

I listened to this song by John Mayall incessantly when I was young. It was one of those wailing songs that transported me away from my troubles at the time. And when Patrick and Bernard agreed to do this song with me, I was so grateful.
I thank Bernard for his wonderful sax on this piece, and Patrick for his outstanding guitar work and the mix. As for me, well, yes, you guessed it, the vocals.

John Mayall, (born 29 November 1933) is a pioneering English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His musical career spans over fifty years, but the most notable episode in it occurred during the late '60s. He was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and, as a gifted talent-scout, has been influential in the careers of many instrumentalists, including Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Peter Green, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Harvey Mandel, Larry Taylor, Aynsley Dunbar, Hughie Flint, Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser, Johnny Almond, Jon Mark, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, and Buddy Whittington.

The Bluesbreakers were formed in the early 1960s with an ever-evolving lineup. Eric Clapton joined in 1965 just a few months after the release of their first album. Clapton brought the blues influences to the forefront of the group, as he had left The Yardbirds in order to play the blues (record; John Mayall's Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, a.k.a. The Beano Album).

The group lost their record contract with Decca that year, which also saw the release of a single called "I'm Your Witchdoctor", followed by a return to Decca in 1966. Bluesbreakers, a full length album, was released later that year; it reached the Top Ten in the UK.