Sir Paul McCartney remembers John Mayall as 'mentor' and 'great' blues pioneer -
Sir Paul McCartney has said John Mayall was a personal mentor and “great” blues pioneer who educated him on the music genre.
The musician died aged 90 at his home in California on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement on his Instagram page.
Beatles star Sir Paul said he received “a great education” from Mayall and found it easy to relate to him as they were both from the north of England. In a post to Instagram, Sir Paul said: “John Mayall, the great British blues pioneer, has died aged 90 and I thought a couple of words from me would be appropriate.”
The 82-year-old said the pair would meet at music clubs in the 1960s before heading back to Mayall’s house “where he had a huge and glorious collection of records”. “During these moments he became a mentor and would educate me on a lot of the blues guitarists playing at the time”, he said.
“I would lounge back in the armchair and he would play tracks by people like BB King, Buddy Guy, Albert King and many other great players.” Mayall was apart of influential blues rock band The Bluesbreakers, which became a launching pad for stars including Eric Clapton and Mick Fleetwood.
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