John Mayall, who has died aged 90, ... After training at art college, Mayall did his National Service with the Army in Korea, where he managed to avoid frontline duties by learning to type.

John Mayall, perhaps best known for his band the Bluesbreakers, ... He was drafted as soon as he became 18 and spent the next three years doing National Service in the British armed forces.

In 1956, Mayall had returned from national service in Korea to attend art college in Manchester, forming his first band, the Powerhouse Four. This was followed by the Blues Syndicate, which ...

John Mayall – the legendary British blues pioneer who masterminded the Bluesbreakers and helped catapult the careers of some of modern music’s most influential guitar players – has passed ...

LONDON — John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90.

John Mayall, who died this week at 90, was a blues mentor to the likes of Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce of Cream, Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones and many more.

John Mayall, a pioneering Blues musician who was recently announced as a 2024 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90 years old.

John Mayall, whose group the Bluesbreakers helped nurture many legends of British blues and rock including Eric Clapton & Mick Taylor, died July 22. He was 90.

LONDON — John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died. He was 90. A ...

John Mayall, who died this week at 90, was a blues mentor to the likes of Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce of Cream, Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones and many more.