"Keep on playing the blues somewhere, we love you": John Mayall, British blues pioneer, dies aged 90

John Mayall.

John Mayall, the Bluesbreaker whose band was a launchpad for many of British rock's biggest names, including Eric clapton and Mick Fleetwood, has died, aged 90.

That's who made the blues. Eric Clapton, John Mayall and all those other people over in England made the blues a big thing.

John Lee Hooker