Mayall was born in 1933 near Manchester, England, where his father collected records and played music as a hobby. Mayall moved to Los Angeles in 1969 and spent the ’70s expanding his playing into jazz. But he reformed the Bluesbreakers in the mid-1980s and soon got back to averaging 120 dates a year. “There would be more, but I put a ceiling on it,” he told The Times. His family’s statement said he “is also surrounded with love by his previous wives, Pamela and Maggie, his devoted secretary, Jane, and his close friends.”

Source: Los Angeles Times July 24, 2024 20:21 UTC