When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: David Redfern/Redferns Few guitarists will forget the first time they heard Clapton’s ...

Mayall recognised that the Bluesbreakers lacked a guitarist to channel the hard, lean, electrified attack of Chicago players such as Freddie King. And so, on 28 March 1965, he gathered his rhythm ...

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 ...

John Mayall, the newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Famer whose group the Blues Breakers helped nurture many British music legends including Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and several future members of ...

Perhaps it is just the cumulative effect of what this title represents as the third and last release in a series of similarly- designated editions, but a dramatic sense of history arises from mere ...

At age 89, John Mayall has clearly earned the right to boast about the fabled career that earned him his reputation as the father of British blues. The artists he nurtured under the tutelage of his ...

LONDON — 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 ...

Perhaps it is just the cumulative effect of what this title represents as the third and last release in a series of similarly- designated editions, but a dramatic sense of history arises from mere ...

John Mayall, a British musician dubbed “The Godfather of British Blues” who played alongside legends like Eric Clapton and Mick Fleetwood, died Monday at the age of 90. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ...

John Mayall was a pioneer of British blues who became known more for the musicians he recruited than for his own playing or singing. As bandleader, Mayall shaped the talents of soon-to-be rock and ...

John Mayall and his band the Bluesbreakers pioneered British blues rock, introducing it to a larger audience. They included musicians who went on to join legendary bands like Cream, Fleetwood Mac, and ...