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John Mayall

1933 - 2024

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John Brumwell Mayall (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and rock musician, songwriter and producer. In the 1960s, he formed John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians. A singer, guitarist, harmonica player, and keyboardist, he had a career that spanned nearly seven decades, remaining an active musician until his death aged 90. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Mayall has received more than 2,761,256 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. John Mayall is the 287th most popular musician (down from 233rd in 2019), the 1,017th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 896th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Musician.

John Mayall is most famous for being the founder of the British Blues movement. He was also a guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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  • 32

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  • 4.62

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  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Mayall ranks 287 out of 3,175Before him are Mischa Maisky, Marilyn Manson, Ian Curtis, Bill Haley, Sidney Bechet, and Kirk Hammett. After him are Eddie Cochran, Yanni, Art Tatum, Leopold Auer, Sixto Rodriguez, and Terpander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, John Mayall ranks 90Before him are Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Tom Skerritt, Liliana Cavani, The Singing Nun, Waichiro Omura, and Franz, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Bata Živojinović, Jeremy Brett, Walter Kasper, David Hamilton, Hisataka Okamoto, and Sacha Distel. Among people deceased in 2024, John Mayall ranks 52Before him are Robert Badinter, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Nikolai Ryzhkov, Norman Jewison, Daniel Dennett, and Yael Dayan. After him are Micheline Presle, Helena Rojo, Artur Jorge, Bob Newhart, Sergio Sebastiani, and Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Mayall ranks 1,017 out of 8,785Before him are William Whewell (1794), Phil Neville (1977), Henry (1100), Allan Pinkerton (1819), Michael Smith (1932), and Harriet Martineau (1802). After him are David Warner (1941), Saint David (512), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), Samuel Crompton (1753), and Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Mayall ranks 63Before him are Billy Idol (1955), PJ Harvey (1969), Keith Moon (1946), Slash (1965), Roger Daltrey (1944), and Ian Curtis (1956). After him are Cozy Powell (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), Don Airey (1948), Stevie Young (1956), John McLaughlin (1942), and George Young (1946).