John Mayall Dead At the Ripe Old Age of 90

[Perknose]

Saw him way back in the day in Philly scatting without any drummer in his band. Sad to see him go so . . . soon?

 

[BoomerD]

Wow…one of the best blues guitarists ever.

R.I.P.

 

[uallas5]

RIP...saw him at an outdoor blues festival with Guitar Slim Jr., Johnny Winter, and Stevie Ray Vaughan back in the late 80's. Epic show, was pretty much overwhelmed by all the incredible guitar playing even before Stevie came on to close.

 

[Muse]

Devoted himself to the blues, in that sense he was a purist.

 

[amenx]

Always wondered if we would have had Cream or Fleetwood Mac without him.

An emotional Eric pays tribute to his mentor.

 

[Muse]

Always wondered if we would have had Cream or Fleetwood Mac without him.

An emotional Eric pays tribute to his mentor.

In case you were wondering, that's Eric Clapton.

 

[iRONic]

RIPower!

 

[esquared]

Yep, he was the headliner the first time I went to the Filmore.
RIP John Mayall

 

[amenx]

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[Perknose]

Saw him way back in the day in Philly scatting without any drummer in his band. Sad to see him go so . . . soon?

I actually think that was his American debut. Bought the album. Probably still have the vinyl in my garage.

 

[Muse]

Staggering treatment, all the musicians who played with/for John Mayall over the years:

List of John Mayall band members - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Muse]

I pulled out my John Mayall albums, all 4, which I've had since the 1960's. They are 4 of his first 8 albums. Listened to the first 3 and will listen to Bare Wires today, which is the last Bluesbreakers album.

A Hard Road - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (John Peel wrote the notes & John Mayall did the AMAZING painting for the front cover!)

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton

The Blues Alone (Keith Hartley played drums on many tracks)

Bare Wires - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers