oooo still laughing with sound wile typing
O so bad âŚo so funny
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Too young.
A Four Tops for 70 years 
That is a nice career
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One of the greats.
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Very sad. A true legend.
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Just seen this but man a good age. As Shane says legend.
More from the Beeb
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I only discovered the Beano album late in life, but, oh my, is that a wonderful record.
Mayall is heavily featured in an episode of my favorite podcast (History of Rock in 500 Songs). The episode is nominally about the song âCrossroadsâ, but it tells the story of Mayall and the British blues revival that he influenced so greatly.
Highly recommended!
A moving tribute from Eric
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I only just now learned of the passing of John Mayall on the 22nd at the age of 90. Sadly, with all of the other events in the world, a tragedy of this magnitude can go all but unnoticed (I actually saw it first on the Ultimate-Guitar website and had to confirm it with a Google search).
John was born on November 29th, 1933 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. He is considered one of the foremost pioneers of British blues and formed an incubator, the Bluesbreakers, that produced of some of the most talented British guitarists ever to record (Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor to name a few - although Iâd be remiss in mentioning that bassist John McVie also played with him). John devoted himself fully to the blues after an early exposure to jazz curtesy of his father - a guitarist himself. He was often referred to as the âgodfather of the British bluesâ but never received the contemporary recognition that many of his proteges acquired. In fact, it wasnât until this year that he was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, although he was inducted into the comparatively lesser known Blues Hall of Fame in 2016.
John didnât begin his real full-time musical journey until he was already 30 years old (1963) when he formed the Bluesbreakers. He had played part time in blues-based bands prior to the formation of the Bluesbreakers, but it wasnât until a year after that bandâs landing on Londonâs blues scene that they received their first recording contract. Having obtained a degree as an art designer, he actually designed many of his future album covers. He went on to record with many notable musicians and eventually moved to California where he recorded with some of his blues and jazz influences.
One of Johnâs most lasting legacies will be his focus on ensuring the blues continued to grow in popularity without sacrificing the original feeling and flavor. His ability to carry that torch across international audiences, and the subsequent effect it had on the development of modern rock, puts him at the pinnacle of blues/rock evolution.
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Good catch JW. I saw that the other day, and meant to post something.
One of his albums made Justinâs top 10
Thank you! 
-M
Herbie Flowers, bassist on Lou Reedâs Walk on the Wild Side, dies aged 86 | Music | The Guardian.
Walk On The Wild Side - The story behind the classic bass intro featuring Herbie Flowers.
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First became aware of the name in 1980 when, playing tuba with Sky2 (with John Williams) 
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Well ,that info let me look up some new thingsâŚToo busy this morning to look further, but I never knew what I had already seen in 10 minutes of searching
At 3:20 
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Some very bad lies work out very well
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Ooo, this brings back some wonderful memoriesâŚ
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Just woke to see this Shane, sad news but a long life. RIP
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Iâve never been really into American country music (itâs not insanely popular in Eastern Europe) so I knew about Kristofferson mostly from movies, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid and Heavenâs Gate being prime examples. But he seemed somehow more likable than âtypicalâ country artists the same way as Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson had a wider appeal. Maybe itâs time for me to check out his works.
Actually, throw in Waylon Jennings and the 4 of them made up the country supergroup The Highwaymen. Very likeable!
I have never listened to Kristofferson much as a performer, but for my money he wrote two of the greatest songs in any genre: Me and Bobby McGee and Sunday Morning Cominâ Down. For those alone, he deserves the highest accolades. My go-to versions of those songs are by The Grateful Dead (Janis Joplinâs is fantastic, also) and Johnny Cash, respectively, but I will check out Kris Kristoffersonâs versions today.
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