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John Mayall
John Mayall English musician and bluesman John Mayall performing in Bologna, Italy, 2015.

John Mayall

British musician
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November 29, 1933, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
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July 22, 2024, California, U.S. (aged 90)

John Mayall (born November 29, 1933, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England—died July 22, 2024, California, U.S.) was a British singer, pianist, organist, and occasional guitarist who was among the guiding lights of the British blues movement in the early to mid-1960s. Always a popular performer, Mayall is nevertheless more celebrated for the musicians he attracted into his band, the Bluesbreakers. Through his patronage of several important guitarists, notably Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor, he exerted an indirect but considerable influence on the course of rock music. Older by 10 years than most of his colleagues, Mayall was a canny operator ...(100 of 323 words)

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