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- Birth nameJohn Brumwell Mayall
- John Mayall was born on November 29, 1933 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for City by the Sea (2002), Legend (2015) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978). He was married to Maggie Mayall and Pamela Mayall. He died on July 22, 2024 in California, USA.
- SpousesMaggie Mayall(1982 - 2011) (divorced, 2 children)Pamela Mayall (divorced, 4 children)
- ChildrenTracey Mayall
- Lead singer of '60s band John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers.
- On the occasion of the 40th year of his career, Mayall invited fellow musicians for the recording of a celebratory album. Along for the Ride appeared in 2001, credited to John Mayall and Friends with twenty names listed on the cover, including some Bluesbreakers, old and new, and also Gary Moore, Jonny Lang, Steve Cropper, Steve Miller, Otis Rush, Billy Gibbons, Greg Rzab, Chris Rea, Jeff Healey and Shannon Curfman.
- He was awarded the O.B.E.(Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music.
- He has often been referred to as the "godfather of the British blues".
- Mayall was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the musical influence category in 2024.
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