John Mayall

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John Mayallin Blues-taivas: Legenda loisti 90 vuodessa!

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Brittiläinen bluesikuvasto John Mayall on poistunut keskuudestamme, mutta hänen perintönsä elää ikuisesti!

John Mayall, legendaarinen brittiläinen blues-muusikko, on kuollut 90-vuotiaana. Mayall oli tunnettu panoksestaan brittiläisen bluesin pioneerina ja hänen bändinsä Bluesbreakers toimi monien tähti-kitaristien, kuten Eric Claptonin, Mick Fleetwoodin ja Jack Bruce, kasvualustana. Mayallin ura, joka kesti yli seitsemän vuosikymmentä, vaikutti merkittävästi rock-musiikin kehitykseen ja toimi inspiraationa lukemattomille muusikoille ympäri maailman.

Mayall ei ollut pelkästään itse soitin- tai laulukone, vaan hänellä oli erityinen kyky tunnistaa ja kehittää lupaavia kitaristeja. Hänen bändinsä Bluesbreakers toimi siltana karismaattisten talenttien ja kenties kaikkien aikojen suurimpien rock-tähtien välillä. Claptonin ja Fleetwoodin lisäksi Mayallin vaikutus ulottui aina John McVien ja Mick Tayloriin saakka, mikä on todistus hänen kyvystään valmentaa ja kehittää uusia tähtiä.

Helmikuussa 2023 Mayall nimettiin Rock and Roll Hall of Fameen, mikä oli viimeinen kunnianosoitus hänelle ja hänen elämän työlleen. Vaikka hän menehtyi Kaliforniassa, hänen musiikkinsa ja taiteelliset saavutuksensa elävät ja vaikuttavat yhä vankasti brittiläisen bluesin kentällä. Legendan poismeno on surullista, mutta hänen perintönsä ihaillaan ja muistetaan pitkään.

Mielenkiintoista on, että Mayall oli myös itse musiikkikriitikko, joka tarkasteli kanaviaan ja tyyliään jatkuvasti kehittäen. Hän tunnettiin aikanaan myös käytännön kokeiluistaan studiomusiikkinsa kanssa. Tämä rohkeus ja innovatiivisuus ovat olleet avaimia hänen vaikutusvaltaiseen asemaansa musiikkimaailmassa. Rockin ja bluesin säilyminen tässä ajassa, kun monet muusikot ja bändit etsivät huomiota, voi osittain johtua juuri John Mayallin ansiosta ja hänen luomastaan perinnöstä.

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John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, has died ... (NPR)

LONDON — John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many ...

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John Mayall Dead: Rock Hall of Famer, 'British Blues Godfather' Was ... (Variety)

John Mayall, the British blues-rocker whose bands included top musicians, died at 90, months from his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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John Mayall, Legendary Pioneer of British Blues, Dead at 90 (Rolling Stone)

John Mayall, the influential British blues-rock musician whose bands included Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Jack Bruce, died at age 90.

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John Mayall, Pioneer of British Blues, Is Dead at 90 (The New York Times)

He was best known not for his own playing or singing but for recruiting and polishing the talents of one gifted lead guitarist after another, starting with ...

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John Mayall: Pioneer of British blues dies aged 90 (BBC News)

British blues musician John Mayall OBE - whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a springboard for stars including Eric Clapton - has died aged 90.

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John Mayall Dies: British Music Icon Whose Bluesbreakers Featured ... (Deadline)

John Mayall, whose group the Bluesbreakers helped nurture many legends of British blues and rock including Eric Clapton & Mick Taylor, died July 22.

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Influential British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 at California ... (KABC-TV)

John Mayall, the British blues musician who influenced a generation of rock heroes from Eric Clapton to Mick Fleetwood, died at his California home.

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John Mayall, pioneering British blues musician, dies at 90 (Los Angeles Times)

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers incubated some of rock's biggest talents, including Eric Clapton and Mick Fleetwood. He was 90.

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Influential British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 at California ... (KFSN-TV)

John Mayall, the British blues musician who influenced a generation of rock heroes from Eric Clapton to Mick Fleetwood, died at his California home.

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John Mayall, pioneering figure of British blues, dies aged 90 (The Guardian)

Influential musician, whose band the Bluesbreakers played leading role in 60s blues revival, dies at home in California.

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Influential British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 at California ... (WTVD-TV)

John Mayall, the British blues musician who influenced a generation of rock heroes from Eric Clapton to Mick Fleetwood, died at his California home.

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Influential British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 at California ... (KGO-TV)

John Mayall, the British blues musician who influenced a generation of rock heroes from Eric Clapton to Mick Fleetwood, died at his California home.

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John Mayall, the “Godfather of British Blues,” Dies at 90 (Pitchfork)

Mayall nurtured the craft and careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, and many more.

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Eric Clapton Pays Tribute to 'Mentor' John Mayall: 'He Taught Me All ... (Rolling Stone)

Eric Clapton paid tribute to his friend and "mentor" John Mayall Wednesday following the death of the Bluesbreakers legend at the age of 90.

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John Mayall obituary (The Guardian)

Bandleader, composer, instrumentalist and singer who nurtured players such as Eric Clapton and put British blues on the map.

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Mick Fleetwood Remembers 'Musical Father' John Mayall (Rolling Stone)

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.

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Influential Blues musician John Mayall has died at 90 (CNN)

John Mayall, a pioneering Blues musician who was recently announced as a 2024 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90 years old.

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Mayall's July 1966 album on Decca (and London in the U,S.), Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, opened the door on how artists could finally harness distortion on ...

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