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Zoot Money, musician who moved from R’n’B to psychedelia and played with the Animals and Peter Green
- Zoot Money, who has died aged 82, was a singer, keyboard player and songwriter whose Big Roll Band rode the R’n’B wave of the 1960s before morphing into the psychedelic popsters Dantalian’s Chariot, who shone briefly but brightly in the Summer of Love; he was also one of rock’s great sidemen, his long list of collaborators including Eric Burdon and the Animals, Steve Marriott and Humble Pie, Alvin Lee of Ten Years After, Georgie Fame, Kevin Ayers, Kevin Coyne, Long John Baldry, Peter Green, the
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Mick Fleetwood Remembers ‘Musical Father’ John Mayall
Steven Van Zandt also calls Bluesbreakers leader "the extraordinarily important Godfather of British Blues" in a statement to Rolling Stone
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John Mayall, the “Godfather of British Blues,” Dies at 90
Mayall nurtured the craft and careers of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, and many more
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John Mayall, towering figure of the blues who blooded Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor – obituary
John Mayall, who has died aged 90, played a major role in bringing the blues music of the black ghettos to white America, by way of Manchester and London; however, his fame was eclipsed by that of his protégés, Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones, and Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.
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John Mayall, British Blues Pioneer, Dies at?90
His band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Cream's Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Peter Green, and more.
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John Mayall Dies: British Music Icon Whose Bluesbreakers Featured Eric Clapton, Peter Green & Others Was 90
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 Fleetwood Mac, died Monday in California. He was 90. His family released a statement on social media confirming the news but gave few …
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John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90
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. A statement on Mayall's Instagram page announced his death Tuesday, saying the musician died Monday at his home in California. “Health issues that forced John to end his epic touring career have finally led to peace for one of this world’s greatest road warriors,” the post said.
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John Mayall, British Blues-Rock Legend and 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Dies at 90
Musician John Mayall, often referred to the “godfather of the British blues,” whose bands of the late ’60s and early ‘70s featured some of the most notable rock instrumentalists of the era, died Monday at home in California, according to a statement posted by his family on his social media accounts. He was 90. Among …
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How Peter Green changed the course of British blues-rock guitar playing
Peter Green was one of the all-time greats, and influenced everyone from Gary Moore to Joe Bonamassa and Kirk Hammett. This soloing masterclass unpacks his peerless phrasing, rhythmic approach and string bending
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Peter Frampton on His Rock Hall Induction: ‘My Phone Hasn’t Stopped Blowing Up’
"My mind has been sort of a blur ever since I found out," says the guitarist, who is finally joining the institution after three decades of eligibility
