John Mayall, the legendary musician who is sometimes called the godfather of British blues, died on Monday at the age of 90. The news was shown in a post on Mayall’s social media pages, which read:

Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1933, Mayall learned to play piano, guitar and harmonica before moving to London to form the Bluesbreakers with Peter Ward, John McVie and Bernie Watson. He also supported blues greats such as John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Eddie Boyd and Sonny Boy Williamson on their first English club tours. After Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds, Mayall introduced him to the position of new guitarist. It was briefly updated through Peter Green, but returned a few months later and the band released Blues. Breakers with Eric Clapton in July 1966. Mayall had to upgrade Clapton after Cream molded and persuaded Green to return. Green soon left to discover Fleetwood Mac, which led to the recruitment of Mick Taylor before joining the Rolling Stones.

In 1969, Mayall immigrated to the Los Angeles area and eventually bought a home in Laurel Canyon. He recorded 1969’s The Turning Point live at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East for Polydor with a drummerless band consisting of guitarist Jon Mark and flutist-saxophonist John Almond. Guitarist Harvey Mandel and bassist Larry Taylor, both of Canned Heat, will join the band. In 1982, Mayall reformed the original Bluesbreakers for some tours and a concert video called Blues Alive.

Mayall’s latest studio album, 2022, The Sun Is Shining Down. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2016. In April of this year, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of Musical Influence.