English music pioneer John Mayall has died, He was 90-years of age.
Famous for being the “father of British blues” following the release of his 1967 Blues Alone LP, The Bluesbreakers lead singer passed away at his California home, and the July 23 post published to his Instagram stated “Health issues that forced John to end his epic touring career have finally led to peace for one of this world’s greatest road warriors.”
Credited with fostering the talents of Eric Clapton and Mick Fleetwood – both of whom played in the Bluesbreakers prior to starting their own groups, Cream and Fleetwood Mac respectively – other musicians who performed with the Bluesbreakers on their way to individual stardom included John McVie and Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, Mick Taylor, who went on to spend five years with the Rolling Stones, and Canned Heat’s Harvey Mandel and Larry Taylor.
Oft times emphasizing his interest in making music versus creating stars, Maytall was quoted as saying:
“I’m a band leader and I know what I want to play in my band – who can be good friends of mine.” “It’s definitely a family. It’s a small kind of thing really.” “I’ve never had a hit record, I never won a Grammy Award, and Rolling Stone has never done a piece about me,” he told the Santa Barbara Independent in 2013. “I’m still an underground performer.”
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Author: Saul Goode
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