John Mayall has been called "The Godfather of British Blues" for decades, and for good reason. Without Mayall and his legendary band The Bluesbreakers, the history of British guitar rock would have ...

Mayall's restrained sound at the start of the decade revealed a more thoughtful approach to the blues and a propensity to continue evolving his music's sound and style. At the time of the interview, ...

Derek and the Dominos were a blink-and-you’ll-miss-them group. After forming spontaneously in the summer of 1970, the Eric Clapton–led quartet recorded an album, Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs, ...

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 and Eric Clapton were both relatively well known when they joined up for an album on July 22, 1966. But Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton took both artists' careers to new levels and set ...

John Mayall’s death Monday at the age of 90 from undisclosed causes came less than three months before he was to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But for scores of music fans, the ...

Eric Clapton highlighted a series of tributes to the late John Mayall by saying he learned everything he needed to know about guitar during his time in Mayall's band. But in an emotional video (below) ...

Seeming to define an entire era of music, musician John Mayall showcased his love for the guitar as he gained the title “godfather of the British blues.” And given the title, it comes as no surprise ...

British blues legend John Mayall died on Monday, July 22, at age 90. Mayall’s passing comes less than three months before he was set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In the wake of ...

John Mayall with Eric Clapton, "Blues Breakers," (Sundazed – vinyl release). 4 ½ stars. One of the most influential blues/rock albums of all-time, John Mayall and Eric Clapton's "Blues Breakers" ...

Eric Clapton could make nearly any band better, but he felt that he needed to check one group off his creative bucket list.

John Mayall, who died July 22, 2024, was an elder statesman of English blues who'd been transported to a life in Los Angeles ...