R.I.P John Mayall

[Far Rider]

Another legend down.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/entertainment/john-mayall-blues-musician-obit/index.html

 

[iblive]

Just read that. Did I see 90 years old. Wow!!

 

[Session 5]

Many of the Musicians I know, are getting on up there in years. Difficult seeing these guys pass on, especially at younger ages..

 

[GrumpySquatch]

90 is a good full life, especially what he got to participate in.

 

[67plexi]

British invasion trying to copy US blues men

 

[Fiesta Red]

Any guy who’s had Eric Clapton, Peter Green, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor and Buddy Whittington (and a dozen other greats) in his band is a musical treasure.

…and yes, I prefer Texas and Gulf Coast and Memphis and West Coast Swing and Mississippi (both Delta and Hill Country) and Chicago Blues, but British Blues is just as important as any other form of blues, and helped the original and newer blues players have longer and more fruitful careers—and it turned a lot of American people onto the art form they were missing, right in their own back yard.

 

[willmunny]

Rip, thanks for the tunes

 

[LiveeviL2000]

I feel we lost a bunch of greats within a years time.

RIP

 

[4406Pack]

R I P

 

[iblive]

Many of the Musicians I know, are getting on up there in years. Difficult seeing these guys pass on, especially at younger ages..

Yep. When I think back to when we were listening to them….. back in Jr. High and HS….. they were just kids themselves. Early 20s many of them. The music they made. Still some of the best.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

RIP John, and thanks.

 

[Ant]

A most valuable pioneer and contributor to bringing the blues and subsequent rock n rock to the masses.

 

[CoyotesGator]

My life is better with you in this world.

RIP.

 

[SG John]

I met him in '88 or '89 at the Channel in Boston. He was an absolute gentleman, and completely humble. He thanked me more for being at the show than I could thank him for creating so much great music. He even let me noodle around with his guitar after the show. An absolute treasure of a human being. They say never meet your heroes, but he was a class act.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

R.I.P.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I met him in '88 or '89 at the Channel in Boston. He was an absolute gentleman, and completely humble. He thanked me more for being at the show than I could thank him for creating so much great music. He even let me noodle around with his guitar after the show. An absolute treasure of a human being. They say never meet your heroes, but he was a class act.

Yup. This happened to me at a gas station around 2000. I was on the other side of the same pump as Johnny Unitas. He finished pumping and went to pay. As I finished and did likewise we were about to cross paths when he stopped me due to my pronounced hobbling as I walked. He said, " it looks like your back is really bothering you. You're too young to have a bad back." I said, that noticable huh?" I told him it was nice meeting him and that my mom was a big fan. Then said, " I will tell her I met you. ". As a Baltimore kid growing up with a mom that loved all things sports, this was a lifelong treasure of an experience. I was 36. John was a class act not only towards me but in many lives according to the stories I have heard throughout my 60 years. RIP Mr Mayall.