# John Mayall Dead at 90
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** celebrity-death, music
**Created:** [July 24, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719 "2024-07-24T00:51:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/1 "2024-07-24T00:51:31Z")
John Mayall, founder and constant member of The Bluesbreakers and mentor to numerous rock and blues legends, is dead:
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/23/john-mayall-blues-dead/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/23/john-mayall-blues-dead/)
Stranger
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### Author:  [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/2 "2024-07-24T00:52:58Z")
I saw him a few years ago and he was clearly in decline. He still put on a great show.
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/3 "2024-07-24T01:00:04Z")
RIP
I saw him with Mick Taylor at the Santa Cruz Civic back in 1990. Getting to hear _Room To Move_ in person was a dream come true for me.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/4 "2024-07-24T11:04:31Z")
I saw him 15 or more years ago, specifically because I assumed it would be my last chance.
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### Author:  [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/5 "2024-07-24T11:52:52Z")
Never got a chance to see him, but apparently my wife saw him back in the early 70s, so now I’m jealous.
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### Author:  [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/6 "2024-07-24T15:24:48Z")
Two of my all-time favorite albums are his “Beano” album with Eric Clapton, and “A Hard Road,” which immediately followed “Beano,” and introduced us to Peter Green.
RIP
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### Author:  [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/7 "2024-07-24T15:31:29Z")
> [@blondebear](#):
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> Getting to hear _Room To Move_ in person was a dream come true for me.
I saw him and, to the shouts of “Room To Move” he replied _“Wha’, cha come ta hear an ol’ record?”_ and never did it.
Hey, I thought, his show, let him do what he wants.
Hope the end of his life was as fulfilling as the rest of it.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/8 "2024-07-24T15:48:25Z")
> [@digs](#):
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> Hey, I thought, his show, let him do what he wants.
I saw Boz Scaggs a few years ago.Surprisingly (to me) he is still writing new songs and he played many of them. But when he did his oldies (Harbor Lights, Lido Shuffle, etc), that was when the crowd went nuts.
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### Author:  [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/9 "2024-07-24T18:16:38Z")
This is sad news. I was formulate to see him in Montréal years ago. I loved his early work with Eric Clapton, and his many excellent subsequent discs and live albums.
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### Author:  [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/10 "2024-07-24T18:51:59Z")
Never much cared for Mr. Mayall’s voice or his covers, but when it came to hiring great guitarists – e.g., Clapton, Green, Taylor, Mandel, etc. – and promoting love for the Blues, he had few, if any, peers. That alone enshrines him a place in the pantheon of great musicians.
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/11 "2024-07-24T20:08:30Z")
Eric Clapton pays his respects:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cujG_O4KA4)
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### Author:  [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/12 "2024-07-25T02:06:55Z")
Another view (free article).
> **[John Mayall was a lightning rod for the blues who changed the course of...](https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/24/john-mayall-the-blues-british-music-eric-clapton-rolling-stones)**
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> He may not have had the star quality of those he inspired, from Eric Clapton to the Rolling Stones, but the late musician’s skill and passion were transformational
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayall-dead-at-90/1004719/13 "2024-07-25T05:58:18Z")
I figured he was long since dead. I was listening to Sirius today and being Bombed by Bluesbreakers. Just found out.
A Foundation.