John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Peter Green - The Stumble 1967

very rare recording of Britain's greatest blues guitarplayer Peter Green.
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[@bobswabski3590]

Peter is not gone as long as we still have his music.

[@rapidrhinoplumbing-monrovi3269]

This is the 1st time I have heard this version of Peter playing The Stumble live, aside from the studio recording of it on John Mayalls "Hard Road". In a word , "I AM FLOORED". This shows exactly what level Peter was capable of playing at in this point in time. I have NEVER heard Peter play this furiously and agressively in all my days. Rock on Peter ! We miss you. We miss you badly.

[@jeremybest9453]

Long live Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, the best by far.

[@fionabirkmire2874]

Unstoppable. He could have played for hours and no one would ever want to leave.

[@dadylfitzys8880]

except him

[@RoryGFan-39]

It's scary just how incredible Peter's playing is in this. The studio version on A Hard Road was already one of my favorites, but this is off the charts. Great Find!

[@rogerludwig7619]

I idolised Peter Green when I was 15 and fantasised about playing like him...50 years later and nothing's changed!

[@WillSophieMusic]

That happens when you start idolizing others instead of getting inspired by them and develop your own..

[@turrafirmaguitarchannel]

I'm still trying to nail Clapton on Little Girl and Hideaway and I'm 56 years young.

[@lopezb]

@@WillSophieMusic VERY good point.

[@michaelivey1855]

Just think of all the greats that Mayall gave us...

[@alexgarza4513]

Lets not forget that nasty shuffle by the drummer. Really propelling the song

[@BluesDivinity]

Is the drummer Mick Fleetwood in this recording? Or is it someone else, I can’t tell

[@johndanter2246]

Hughie Flint

[@johndanter2246]

Sorry, dreaming, it's Mick Fleetwood, swinging like a dingbat

[@felipezuccarino5770]

None of the answers was correct 😂 the drummer is the great great Ansley Dunbar

[@blue-fj9ky]

@@felipezuccarino5770 Right-ho!

[@neilhaverstick1446]

Superb, brilliant. I don't understand why people have to run cats like Beck and Clapton down though...all among the best Britain ever produced, it's not a competition...

[@Rikktor123]

Because Beck couldn't hold a candle up to Green. The Clapton hate is just backlash at the perceived disparity in fame. Clapton and Green two of the best ever.

[@geoffpoole483]

@@Rikktor123 Clapton did very little of any worth after Cream. He's coasted along on his reputation for many years. Beck on the other hand has always been an innovator.

[@lopezb]

Beck and Clapton are outstanding. But Peter ..... and he was almost unknown by comparison.

[@cirenosnor5768]

Rikktor123 - Beck couldn’t hold a candle up to Green? * yawn *

[@Rikktor123]

@@cirenosnor5768You nailed it. "Yawn." That's exactly what Jeff Beck's music makes me do! But seriously, folks, Beck is a superb technician, incredible innovator, but boy his music can be downright boring and soulless. Can't be said of Peter (at least of Peter before electroshock)

[@michaellovell1368]

I'm not suggesting that any one of Peter's legion of fans has forgotten, but he had as good a Blue's voice as anybody else. As for his fretwork ?? Well it's all on this recording. I used to stand mesmerised watching him at so many of Fleetwood Mac's gigs. Oh happy days :):)

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

I SAW FLEETWOOD MAC AT THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM ON THEIR FIRST TIME THERE - I SPOTTED JOHN MAC VIE DOWNSTAIRS AT THE BAR BUYING A COCA-COLA I SAW HIM POUR HIS BOURBON INTO THE CAN - I HELD UP MY HALF EMPTY CAN AND HE FILLED IT UP ALSO WE WENT UPSTAIRS AND I MET THE BAND - IT WAS A GOOD SHOW

[@Tonetwisters]

+GuitarlosCarlos He came into my brother's music store in Tallahassee, Florida one day looking for some Rotosound bass strings, and we were out of 'em! And we were so busy, I couldn't even talk to him! Ugh! Boy, I felt bad that we couldn't give him the strings he needed ... to this day.

[@davidparry8514]

I was at that show too...I think it was Pinnacle Productions. Seemed like Peter's Gibson was mirrored on the front. Pinnacle put on the best shows, something like $4.00 to get in and 2 great acts...I never paid tho, bacdoor man.

[@fauxbro]

I was there Carlos, they were opening for Chuck Berry and saw them two weeks later again at the Shrine

[@nfshotrod]

GuitarlosCarlos still burning up the caps. You and lemmo should do some old Green and Kirwan.

[@thestarmusic]

Today Peter Green did the final Stumble, on down the line. RIP Peter

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Peter is just a joy to listen to no matter the era!

[@richardwolf297]

Rest in Peace Peter. Thanks for all the great music!

[@clevebaker8399]

Peter Greenbaum!! The greatest of them all!! 🥹 rip

[@warrendegroot4954]

Man.....that is just beautiful. Peter Green just killed it!!!!

[@pedroballadares5253]

And today they are playing together again July 22 2024 , RIP John Mayall 😢!!!

[@Ronno4691]

Someone....ANYONE... remaster this In Hi-Fidelity STAT! Greenie's wailing at 01:54 to 02:00 is pure Gibson 'n' Marshall genius...the sound of the future of Rock!

Not much you can do to a 57 year old live recording....

[@garyjoye4312]

Nobody jams like Peter!😎

[@davidferrara1105]

Volcanic playing Thank you Mr Green for the guitar lessons

[@armandopace8559]

Wow, incredibile version, powerful playing by Green!!! I love his sound!

[@TheBluesJammer]

This guy was unbelievable!

[@sevchyk]

+TheBluesJammer But Clapton still was more recognized.

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

@@sevchyk Beatles were number 1 most paid in 1968. Then cream. Then Fleetwood Mac. I still think FM should have been number one globally.

[@sevchyk]

@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer Fuck the Beatles. I’m tired of them, everyone writes about them on the internet. They are very overrated. After 1966 everyone forgot about them…

[@jimmygaines9504]

Jesus!! This is mind blowing!!

[@pensive_]

"The Stumble" was not written by Peter Green as the credits at the end of the movie claims. It is a Freddie King song they covered.

[@benitrokapsalis9818]

Peter opens fire at the jump and did not stop 🔥🔥

[@wingandaprayer]

Woooh!..that was a blast...and a lot better than reading nonsensical comments about who was better than who at playing guitar...who cares what you think?...the listening public made up their minds that all these well known player are worth listening to....

[@johnosborne2989]

John's now with you Peter to many greats in heaven. ❤❤❤❤

[@nathandodge665]

What makes you think they're in heaven?

[@theislander-sj1kq]

Music heaven

[@johnosborne2989]

Man get a life. Long live BLUES.

[@bcolinranken]

Beautiful!

[@ae3898]

His burning-hot live recordings with Mayall in ‘67 make the studio work sound tame. What are the stories about how Peter Green got so GOOD? How did he do it? How long did it take? Do we have anecdotes from peers and family?

[@WillSophieMusic]

The story goes that Mayall told Green, play like EC and you got the job.. So he did that for a while after which he developed his own unique style when he formed Fleetwood Mac..

[@jennygw1883]

Oh my he is so damn good.

[@rudyrodriguez3125]

Greeny was the man ! Wow-!

[@kilburn1313]

RIP John & Thank you for the music Sir...

[@mahatmacote6478]

Nice, fluid and with authoritative vitality

[@jakezywek6852]

This is just sublime. Listen to that tone.

[@davidferrara1105]

Handwired marshall turned up to FUCK OFF with a master at the guitar

[@bleakcandour]

@@davidferrara1105 and fingers that spent endless hours upon hours of practice 🙃

[@Nickpaflas]

Holy fucking shit. This is AMAZING.

[@iljasplayhouse]

Wonderful player

[@allagoon]

Amazing - never heard this before.

[@tenzingyurme4058]

Young Peter...soooo good🤘🤘🎸

[@cobra427me]

RIP Peter Green. Always a legend to me.

[@pedroballadares5253]

They’re playing together July 22 2024 , RIP , John Mayall 😢!!

[@raoulhubris]

So many masters gigged with Mayall. Honored to have seen him.

[@lopezb]

RIP Peter. What a great clip, thanks!!! Always my favorite of all of Mayall's amazing guitarists...

[@drebatista]

The Green God.

[@voiceberry]

Wow! Don’t often hear Peter play with this amount of savagery and dexterity. I read an interview where he didn’t really like doing so because he felt it was somehow showing off, catering to the ‘Clapton is God’ contingent who didn’t appreciate his more considered blues playing as much. However, when the heckling got too much he would suddenly unleash just to show them he was perfectly able to play like that too. As a guitarist he was all about the music. The main question for me here is who recorded that? And how did it get into circulation? Is it a bootleg?

[@alibart23]

I've read in some comments that Mayal himself used to record own gigs with a simple recorder.

[@peterstorey8158]

That's the way to do it!

[@harrycooke6349]

Yeah he did ha

[@cameronmee7634]

Transcribing this as I read of his passing. RIP Peter Green. One of the greats.

[@davidferrara1105]

that TONE man, that tone

[@cameronmee7634]

@@davidferrara1105 Straight into a Marshall. So much control!

[@bleakcandour]

@@cameronmee7634 right? In the age of digital plugins not many would know what to do with a valve amp at 11...super clean playing

[@Wolle-fs2mf]

Rip John! Wir vermissen Dich . ❤❤❤

[@paulbeerfilmsiphone5760]

Blimey…good find …

[@mark_sparks_music]

absolute ripper!

[@timtimminz]

I can't believe he's gone. Rest in peace, Peter.

[@pedroballadares5253]

Today they are playing together again July 22 2024 , RIP John Mayall!!😢

[@mostguitarswins]

Awesome lead guitar 👏👏👏👏

[@smoovegittar]

You combine that natural talent, and those hands - wired to the soul. He's on fire here. I wonder who was looking on? Wonderful!

[@thelaird5033]

This just gets better and better as it chugs along. The excitement must have been bloody electric. I believe the venue of this particular gig was upstairs at the old Manor House pub, off the Seven Sisters Road, which then hosted the Bluesville R&B Club. The pub building is now a licenced grocers store. What the bloody hell has happened to London?

[@dongallacher2529]

I was there. Then following week was Jimi Hendrix, and savvy Ron and Nanda Lesley announced that if you wanted tickets for Hendrix you had to buy tickets to Mayall the previous week.

[@WillSophieMusic]

Great! (y)

[@dongallacher2529]

It is only now, researching this that I realise that, not only was I seeing Peter Green for the first time, but on the backline were John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. I should have been paying more attention.

[@thelaird5033]

There's another live recording of this tune recorded about the same time. It's great, but THIS is the one. The tape was probably playing back a bit too fast because the tune should be in E maj and this is half a step higher. Nevertheless, it just gets more and more exciting as it goes along. It's probably my favourite blues shout up ever. Mental.

[@fauxbro]

@@thelaird5033 noticed that too. Mayall's reel to reel running a little fast. Green is likely 21 y/o on this recording (b. 10/29/46) and been playing about 5 years; simply amazing!

[@awol2602]

I don't think even he realised just how good he was.

[@WillSophieMusic]

Well, if you ask me, he knew damn well. He just couldn't handle the pressure along the way, like many others could not cope with..

[@awol2602]

@@WillSophieMusic Yes he knew I think you're right - but I think he was even better than that

[@WillSophieMusic]

@@awol2602 That's why I commented 'Better than 'God' (EC) himself. Personally, I don't agree or believe in so-called Music Gods... EC got his own, just like Greeny did, and a whole lot more got some you and I never heard of..

[@daverenick5830]

pretty much beyond belief.

[@bodiespizza]

Peter Green plays his soul, his guitar is just the translator.

[@DH-tj6tf]

Green, Moore, Clapton all great Blues players hookup with Mayall ❗😎

[@wayneblanchard97]

This - and much more - is available on the Live In '67 CD. I see now there is also a Vol. 2.

[@simoncbentinck]

The best white blues player by a mile.

[@larrydelaney2666]

Um, let's at least put Johnny Winter somewhere near the top.

[@simoncbentinck]

Not a bad call… perhaps JW should win the category of “whitest white blues guitarist”.

[@georgeburnham8984]

When Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac did the Chess Sessions in Chicago The things those black blues players had to say about Peter were amazing .BBKing was amazed when he heard it and sad .Most all thoes white blues players can play the runs and the notes but they just don't get that the blues is a feeling.Peter Green gets it .And when I hear him play I don't feel like I get it like he gets it .He's the only one who makes me break out in a cold sweat. And I agree that note for note ,Peter Green pulled more feeling out of every note more than anyone ever ingcluding the great black players .The ones at that Chess session expressed that too. Even John Mayall said Peter was better than Clapton and much easier to work with .They'd cut the album in half the time as when Clapton was with them .

[@davescupper5789]

Well said​@@georgeburnham8984

[@greenmanalishi6963]

@@georgeburnham8984agreed often Mislooked his Peter warm bluesy singing voice

[@bandit3837]

Freddie King fast.. Peter was exceptional.

[@rareform6747]

Peter Digging Inn💫

[@bubba4001]

Thank you Peter.

[@GhstsnGuitars]

Really rocking the vibes of these soundscapes!

[@chinoastur]

buahh....on fire !!

[@germantrujillo4648]

Peter Green y John Mayall raza única del rock inmoral,el blues del alma

[@NickYarrow-k1t]

Do you mean “immortal “ I wonder ? What a difference a “t” makes .

[@armandopace8559]

"Britain's got talent"

[@doitnowvideosyeah5841]

Everybody needs to check out John's most recent lead guitarist, Caroline Wonderland. She has been with a frw years

[@MrMoodymarc]

Wow....lovely......

[@TJRatfink]

Peter is on fire! Eric who?

[@lostinthought4354]

Best ever blues soloist ... till acid took it all. RIP Peter.

[@ReneJacq]

is toch niet normaal, dit?

[@Nickpaflas]

Nobody EVER played better than PG at his best. How does a 20 year old born in East London learn to do this? Incredible.

[@nathandodge665]

@@Nickpaflas srv was better

[@ΝικόλαοςΒραζιωτης]

It's a matter of taste my friend, both were great, but I will go with PG in terms of unique tone and emotional playing​@@nathandodge665

[@larryn2682]

How about Freddie King playing his own songs?

[@AtondroMahmud]

Goodbye Mr Green blues

[@Barnekkid]

If only there was a video of this.

[@SuperMikado282]

Why? Just listen to it.

[@johnmyers8493]

He was the number1 of that I'm certain loved his musical genius from being a boy saw him play and that's it can't see any1 ,although great as they were bettering peter green ! Rip peter never will be 4gotten !

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

Love it

[@fatbelly27]

How did John Mayall keep discovering these lead guitarists?

[@madbrowndog4887]

If there was a stumble there, I couldn't pick it! (That's a joke, son. A joke, you hear?)

[@williamjc7195]

great Freddie King song. Clapton did an excellent version of his "Hideaway" btw...

[@treeskesoentken1767]

Awesome. May you rest In Peace, Peter

[@paulgeorge7347]

can we have the rest of this gig please

[@thomasnordin2506]

On the album A Hard Road the tune is in E and here it is in F so I guess the recording is speeded. That´s why it sounds so fast. Yes PG plays very fast but not as fast this.

[@davestephens8033]

Peter was in his Clapton Clone phase here. He never played like that on any of his albums.

[@WillSophieMusic]

True! He was more or less told by Mayall, play like Clapton and you got the job..

[@clivewellings7606]

He had to play Mayall's set list. Simple as that.

[@tomcanfield5108]

peter what happend you were the man

[@anthonybowers7571]

Bollox Dan , there's no "better than " they arel great

[@thefeelcompany]

Sped up?! Pete sounds glorious as ever as do the rest. Just wondering.

[@hernan776]

Que lo parió!! Cómo tocaba este animal.

[@fernandoescobedo8794]

Era la mera verga para tocar

[@johnosborne2989]

Yes, man.

[@amberwoodstudio]

Smoking! 😳☺️

[@blue-fj9ky]

Good God!

[@GreenManelishi]

He is THE MAN.

[@runreilly]

I love the Freddy instrumentals. Anyone know the date this was recorded?

[@davidferrara1105]

This seems to be in that short window where Fleetwood was in the band...

[@nickcaven70]

R.I.P. Peter Green

[@anitadavideduo]

Boom!

[@magicdave93]

He had a beautiful tone better than Clapton in my opinion

[@ronvalente65]

they were and are still are both excellent! love them both!!

[@AtondroMahmud]

Eric Clapton Peter Green Jimi Hendrix ❤

[@sixslinger9951]

this is why that sweet 59 Les Paul is named Greenie and not Moorie or Hamitie

[@bucknbronx13]

holy shit !!!

[@rolandbreuer7498]

long time ago - I became 16

[@shailendrasingh2016]

Wreck the cymbals boy

[@ybabredi]

Scary

[@WillSophieMusic]

so, 'more God' than 'God' himself? ;-)