Room to Move
Song of the Day:
John Mayall – Room to Move
This harmonica powered, barn burner is from Mayall’s 1969 album The Turning Point. The band makeup is unusual for this release. Mayall assembled a mostly acoustic, drummer-less quartet after losing his former lead guitarist Mick Taylor to the Rolling Stones. This song makes up for the lack of drummer with some wonderfully inventive mouth (and hand) percussion. It is pure delight from beginning to end and one of Mayall’s best known songs. Enjoy.
I was playing “Room to Move” from “The Turning Point” for an audience of music loving Michigan Tech. University students on my Sunday radio show , In1969. They absolutely loved it and it remains one of my favorite Mayall tunes, to this day…different, at the time, for sure!
Yeah, I have loved it for a long time, too. That mouth percussion thing just blew my mind in Jr. High! Thanks for the comment.