John Mayall became the “godfather of British blues” by pioneering blues rock and unwittingly nurturing the careers of future Hall of Fame musicians. Mayall helped expose blues music to a wider ...

The music world is mourning the loss of British blues-rock legend John Mayall, who died on Monday, July 22. Mayall, who was 90, is best known as the longtime leader of his band The Bluesbreakers, with ...

John Mayall, who has died aged 90, played a major role in bringing the blues music of the black ghettos to white America, by way of Manchester and London; however, his fame was eclipsed by that of his ...

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John Mayall’s death Monday at the age of 90 from undisclosed causes came less than three months before he was to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But for scores of music fans, the ...

John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90. A statement on ...