John Mayall

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Blueslegenden John Mayall er gået bort – men hvem skal nu lære rockstjernerne?

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Lær mer om den britiske bluespioneeren John Mayall, som har inspireret generationer af musikere!

Den britiske bluespioneer John Mayall er død i en alder af 90 år. Kendt som 'Godfather of British Blues', døde han i sit hjem i Californien. Mayall blev berømt for sin band, The Bluesbreakers, som ikke blot var et band, men en kunstnerskole for mange berømte musikere. Folk som Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood, og John McVie har alle haft deres start i hans band og bærer derfor præg af hans indflydelse.

Mayall var ikke kun en dygtig musiker; han var også en talentfuld talentformer, der nænsomt samlede og raffinerede dygtige guitaristers evner. Hans unikke evne til at genkende talent har givet os nogle af de største navne inden for rockmusikken, og hans bidrag vil blive husket i mange år frem. At han ikke kun udgav plader, men også skabte en platform for andre, er en arv, der er sjælden i musikverdenen.

Selv efter sit 90. fødselsdag var John Mayall lige på nippet til at blive hædret i Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, en anerkendelse, han dybest set fortjente, men det var desværre ikke ment at være. Mange af de musikere, der engang spillede med ham, er i dag superstars i deres egen ret, og de ærede ham ved at spille hans sange og søge inspiration i hans musikalske rejse.

John Mayalls død markerer et betydningsfuldt tab for bluesmusikken, men hans arv vil leve videre gennem de mange kunstnere, han har påvirket. I mellemtiden kan fans konstatere, hvordan hans musik fortsat rejser rundt til mange glad og blues-hungrende sjæle rundt om i verden.

Og hvad flere måske ikke ved, er at John Mayall også var en kæmpe fødselshjælper for det britiske musikmiljø som helhed. Mens han underviste og inspirerede musikere, revolutionerede han også den måde, blues blev opfattet på i Storbritannien i 1960'erne. Desuden blev han i 2006 tildelt en OBE (Order of the British Empire) for sine betydningsfulde bidrag til musikscenen. Målte vi hans indflydelse, ville den være lig med en hel bjergetape af rockmusik-fusion.

Mange nysgerrige sjæle vil også opdage, at John Mayall ikke kun var kendetegnet ved sin musik, men også ved sin strålende evne til at kombinere forskellige stilarter, som sidenhen har inspireret mange grupper og individuelle musikere i en ny æra af musik. Fra folk til rock til en skvæt jazz, satte han sit præg på det musiske landskab og i vores hjertes takket være hans vedholdenhed og dedikation til hver note.

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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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John Mayall Reflected on a Lifetime of Playing the Blues (Shepherd Express)

If there ever were such a thing as a school for English blues artists, then its headmaster undoubtedly would have been John Mayall.

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