John Mayall has passed away


Sad. What a great talent. He was 90.

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/24/g-s1-13000/john-mayall-british-blues-pioneer-dies

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My favorite Eric Clapton guiltar playing was on 'John Mayall and the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton', aka 'the Beano album'. He sure ushered in a lot of British blues greats.... 

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Definitely a sad day for music. 

First introduced to both John Mayall and Eric Clapton with John's Bluesbreakers.

Nice to hear such a heartfelt eulogy from Eric on what John meant to him, but also sad to hear the obvious regrets that Eric still carries with him.

Clapton's playing on that album is indeed some of the best of his career. I can't say it's my favorite. Forced to choose just one album, I'd pick Layla, mostly because I prefer its more melodically and harmonically sophisticated song structures, but for straight Blues played by Brits, Beano is about as good as it gets. I love P. Green's playing with F. Mac but I can't honestly say it's better.