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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, featuring Eric Clapton, play at The Pontiac Club, Putney, London, England, UK.Full article:
John Mayall : I was auditioning different players every night, letting them sit in to see how they worked out. Then Peter came up to me during a gig at The Flamingo and was fairly forceful, very insistent that he was better than the guy I had on stage that night, so I gave him a shot and he was quite right, of course.
Mike Vernon (producer) : Peter was pretty much an unknown quantity at this time. He had played in several local bands, the best-known of which was perhaps The Muskrats, but he was not a well-known name.
Peter Green : John said I could play a little bit and he said, 'You've got the feeling', or something like this. Anyway, he let me on the train.
John Mayall : Unfortunately, it was only a couple of weeks before Eric came back from Greece. Eric came back with a tan and Peter was out again. Peter wasn't very pleased about that, but that was the way it was.
Peter Green : I was only there for a week, and then I went with Peter B's Looners...
Mick Fleetwood : He came to audition ... we were a very simple instrumental band, a lot of Booker T, Mose Allison. He had a great 'sound' as they say, but me and Dave (Dave Ambrose, bassist) didn't think he knew enough about the guitar. He only played a couple of licks, variations on a theme, Freddie King. And to Peter Bardens' credit, he pulled me aside and said, 'You're wrong, this guy's special'.
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Mike Vernon (producer) : Peter was pretty much an unknown quantity at this time. He had played in several local bands, the best-known of which was perhaps The Muskrats, but he was not a well-known name.
Peter Green : John said I could play a little bit and he said, 'You've got the feeling', or something like this. Anyway, he let me on the train.
John Mayall : Unfortunately, it was only a couple of weeks before Eric came back from Greece. Eric came back with a tan and Peter was out again. Peter wasn't very pleased about that, but that was the way it was.
Peter Green : I was only there for a week, and then I went with Peter B's Looners...
Mick Fleetwood : He came to audition ... we were a very simple instrumental band, a lot of Booker T, Mose Allison. He had a great 'sound' as they say, but me and Dave (Dave Ambrose, bassist) didn't think he knew enough about the guitar. He only played a couple of licks, variations on a theme, Freddie King. And to Peter Bardens' credit, he pulled me aside and said, 'You're wrong, this guy's special'.