Blues and rock musician John Mayall, the “godfather of British blues” whose bands included some of the most well-known and virtuosic rock musicians of the past 50 years, died on Monday at the age of 90. “It is with heavy hearts that we bear the news that John Mayall passed …
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Eric Clapton paid tribute to his friend and “mentor” John Mayall on social media Wednesday following news of the Bluesbreakers legend’s death at the age of 90. The guitar god dubbed “Slowhand” was notably one of the many renowned musicians who received tutelage under Mayall’s stewardship as frontman of the …
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Mick Fleetwood, once a member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, paid tribute to the British blues legend who died Tuesday at the age of 90. Although Fleetwood’s stint in the Bluesbreakers lasted less than a year, the drummer’s tenure in the band had a lasting impact on music history as he …
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Mick Fleetwood should be relaxing. He just wrapped up a 13-month world tour — Fleetwood Mac‘s first since parting ways with Lindsey Buckingham and replacing him with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn — but the 72-year-old drummer is already deep into …
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