Between 1968 and 1970 he was played on John Peel's Top Gear, toured and eventually joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers as band member/solo act on a US tour in 1970.
bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti hiː wʌz plˈeɪd ˌɔn dʒˈɑːn pˈiːlz tˈɑːp ɡˈɪɹ, tˈʊɹd ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dʒˈɔɪnd dʒˈɑːn mˈeɪɔːlz blˈuːsbɹeɪkɚz æz bˈænd mˈɛmbɚ slˈæʃ sˈoʊloʊ ˈækt ˌɔn ɐ jˌuːˈɛs tˈʊɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.