John Mayall, tireless and influential British pioneer, dies aged 90

FILE - English blues singer John Mayall performs with his band The Bluesbreakers, on stage at the Miles Davis Hall during the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, Monday, July 7, 2008. Mayall, a British blues singer whose band his most influential.  Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other stars, he died on Monday, July 22, 2024, at his home in California.  He was 90. (Sandro Campardo/Keystone via AP, File)

English blues singer John Mayall performs with his band The Bluesbreakers, on stage at Miles Davis Hall during the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, on July 7, 2008. Sandro Campardo/AP/Keystone hide description toggle caption Sandro Campardo/AP/Keystone LONDON – John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground … Read more