Johnny Almond

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Johnny Almond (born in Enfield on 20 July 1946; died 18 November 2009) was a British saxophonist remembered for co-founding Mark-Almond and for his recordings with the Alan Price Set, Fleetwood Mac, and John Mayall. Having played in Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and the Alan Price Set, and worked as a session musician with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac, he founded Johnny Almond's Music Machine in 1969 and had recorded two solo records "Patent Pending" and "Hollywood Blues". In the same year he joined John Mayall's (post-Bluesbreakers) with whom he toured and recorded The Turning Point (1969) and Empty Rooms (1969). There he met Jon Mark with whom he decided to form Mark-Almond; they continued to record until the mid-90s. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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