frozenhero
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Post by frozenhero on Jul 24, 2024 8:29:05 GMT
That news hit me hard today. I know he was 90 but for a long time, he seemed almost indestructible. Amazing musician, really - singing, playing harmonica, keyboards and guitar, producing most of his albums, making a lot of the artwork himself, customizing many of his guitars, being a bandleader with a vision of his own and for a while moving the blues into new, exciting directions, discovering numerous talented players who'd go on to have bigger commercial success than him. And that's really just scratching the surface. RIP to an utter legend. Here's my review from what turned out to be his last tour: quocupsncafe.proboards.com/thread/6670/john-mayall-live-stuttgartAnd one of my favourite performances of his:
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Post by craydarr on Jul 24, 2024 11:10:23 GMT
That news hit me hard today. I know he was 90 but for a long time, he seemed almost indestructible. Amazing musician, really - singing, playing harmonica, keyboards and guitar, producing most of his albums, making a lot of the artwork himself, customizing many of his guitars, being a bandleader with a vision of his own and for a while moving the blues into new, exciting directions, discovering numerous talented players who'd go on to have bigger commercial success than him. And that's really just scratching the surface. RIP to an utter legend. Here's my review from what turned out to be his last tour: quocupsncafe.proboards.com/thread/6670/john-mayall-live-stuttgartAnd one of my favourite performances of his: RIP indeed, one of the true masters of the blues. He will be sorely missed
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Post by craydarr on Jul 25, 2024 16:34:17 GMT
That news hit me hard today. I know he was 90 but for a long time, he seemed almost indestructible. Amazing musician, really - singing, playing harmonica, keyboards and guitar, producing most of his albums, making a lot of the artwork himself, customizing many of his guitars, being a bandleader with a vision of his own and for a while moving the blues into new, exciting directions, discovering numerous talented players who'd go on to have bigger commercial success than him. And that's really just scratching the surface. RIP to an utter legend. Here's my review from what turned out to be his last tour: quocupsncafe.proboards.com/thread/6670/john-mayall-live-stuttgartAnd one of my favourite performances of his: RIP indeed, one of the true masters of the blues. He will be sorely missed Lovely tribute here from Eric youtu.be/9cujG_O4KA4?si=W1qDZwsYv094xrFk
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