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"Keep on playing the blues somewhere": British blues legend John Mayall dead at 90

A statement confirms John Mayall died at home, surrounded by his family

Louder · Jul 24, 2024

John Mayall death: Influential British blues pioneer dies aged 90

Musician’s band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

"Some people think that's the best version of the Stones that existed" The rise and fallout of Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones

"We used to fight and argue all the time"

MusicRadar · Jul 20, 2024

John Lee Hooker: "Eric Clapton, John Mayall and all those other people over in England made the blues a big thing. In the States, people didn't want to know"

Legendary bluesman on his latter-day fame

MusicRadar · Apr 2, 2024

"I think everyone has some sort of death wish... but I don't want to die": The spectacular rise and tragic fall of Paul Kossoff

Paul Kossoff should have been one of rock and blues' great guitar heroes. Instead, the light of the Free and Back Street Crawler guitarist shone briefly – and burned out quickly

Louder · Mar 19, 2024

"Leslie said to the audience 'There’s a technical hitch,' and he touched the microphone and the guitar. And that was it": The tragic story of Stone The Crows, Scotland's great lost band

With musical talent to spare and Led Zeppelin’s manager behind them, Stone The Crows should have been a success story. Instead it’s one of tragic death and unfulfilled potential

Louder · Feb 29, 2024

"Led Zeppelin played to a crowd of 150,000, but no-one on the bill was looking for a big break or even a record deal": How 60s' music festivals turned a generation of blues aficionados into the first rock stars

Some of the events still exist today, but back in the 60s they played hosts to bands for whom future possibilities were entirely unknown

Louder · Jan 22, 2024

Neil Slaven obituary

Other lives: Blues aficionado who founded Blue Horizon Records

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

“Eric Clapton played with a stately authority. It’s missing in guitar today. It seems every great player has to play very fast. It can be distasteful, honestly”: Scott Holiday says Slowhand’s slow hand is still the gold standard for expressive playing

Clapton remains an ever-present force in the Rival Sons star’s own sound – here’s why Holiday views his hero as one of the most influential guitarists of all time

Guitar World · Jan 2, 2024

“Eric’s Les Paul gets stolen, and he knows I’ve got the other one. He starts calling me relentlessly. I charged him £200. It’s worth about two million now”: Andy Summers recalls selling Eric Clapton his Gibson Les Paul ‘Burst for a bargain price

After Slowhand‘s legendary Beano ‘Burst was stolen in ‘66, Summers reluctantly sold his own Les Paul to the bluesman for a measly £200

Guitar World · Dec 21, 2023