‘Nobody Told Me’, the new studio album from Blues Hall of Fame member, John Mayall, boasts an impressive and diverse list of guest guitarists, all personal favorites of Mayall’s including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland who will be joining the band on tour. Also, on hand are Mayall’s dynamic Chicago rhythm section of Greg Rzab on bass guitar and Jay Davenport on drums, along with Billy Watts (Lucinda Williams) on rhythm guitar and Mayall’s regular horn section, moonlighting from their day job in The Late Show with Conan O’Brien’s house band.

The album was produced by Mayall and Forty Below Records founder Eric Corne at The Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 on the same legendary Sound City Neve console his one-time protégés from Fleetwood Mac used to record the best-selling Rumors album.

John Mayall - Nobody Told Me

Iconic musician and Blues Hall of Fame member John Mayall presents Nobody Told Me; he’s also celebrating his 85th birthday before the release of the album in February 2019.

The 10-track LP features guest appearances from Alex Lifeson, Todd Rundgren and Steven Van Zandt, among others. It was recorded at the Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 and co-produced by Mayall and Eric Corne, founder of Forty Below Records, which is releasing the LP. The record follows 2017’s Talk About That and Three For the Road.

“All my records are fun to make,” he told AllAboutJazz.com in March. “It’s very important to get it just right and have everything just where you want it to be. Once you record them and put them out, they’re out there forever.” He added that Nobody Told Me, which was at that point untitled, would be a “nice treat for the guitar freaks.”

Earlier this year, Mayall added guitarist Carolyn Wonderland to his band, which had been a trio featuring bassist Greg Rzab and Jay Davenport.

“I felt it was time to once again feature the fire of an electric guitar,” he said on his website. “This will be quite a historic move forward in that I have never before had a female lead guitarist in any of my numerous band lineups. She will make her powerful presence felt.”

John Mayall – Nobody Told Me

Label: 40 Below
Release date: 22 February 2019

Tracklist
1. What Have I Done Wrong (featuring Joe Bonamassa)
2. The Moon Is Full (featuring Larry McCray)
3. Evil And Here To Stay (featuring Alex Lifeson)
4. That’s What Love Will Make You Do (featuring Todd Rundgren)
5. Distant Lonesome Train (featuring Carolyn Wonderland)
6. Delta Hurricane (featuring Joe Bonamassa)
7. The Hurt Inside (featuring Larry McCray)
8. It’s So Tough (featuring Steven Van Zandt)
9. Like It Like You Do (featuring Carolyn Wonderland)
10. Nobody Told Me (featuring Carolyn Wonderland)


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