John Mayall RIP
 

Even at 90, I was shocked to see this. Not a week goes by that I do not listen to some of his massive catalogue of amazing music. He seemed invincible

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/23/john-mayall-blues-dies

I have seen John Mayall many times. One of a kind.

Several friends and I drove up to see him in Greenville, SC in the early 2000's... dude loaded his own gear in and out of the gig. Very personable... talked with us afterwards.

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The list of greats that played with him, legendary. Peter Green, Clapton to name just 2
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Eric’s statement

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and we all move up one space.....

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Oh man. Such a great musician.

Thank you for that. Wow

Rest In Peace

We also lost Jerry Miller of Moby Grape fame. Another one of the all time greats on guitar.
As well as influencing many of the great guitarists of the time. Saw him dozens and dozens
of times here in the Pacific Northwest.

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A great Jerry Miller song.
 

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Serene, did not know of his passing. Thank you for noting it. Read this post last night and spent some time thinking about the bands like Moby Grape that influenced my music choices. Along with them, Love, Quicksilver, Spooky Tooth, Captain Beyond, Family, Original Steve Miller Band with Boz, Ben Sidran and Tim Davis, It’s a Beautiful Day, first BS&T. A unique time when smaller bands and songwriters had access to the greater market. Glad there was no internet. Remember going to the record store, listening to what they were playing and just cruising the bins. More tactile, more direct. And there was nothing like getting home, removing the cellophane, opening sleeve and dropping the needle. Jerry Miller and his contemporaries lived in a time that we will never see again. I’ve got 8:05 and Omaha playing in my head

Rtrorkt, Jerry passed this last week. Back in the eighties there was a small Italian restaurant
and bar in Tacoma Wa called Prositos Jerry used to play every wednesday nite. Small music
room about the size of someones large living room. Got there about 9:00 PM. About a 1/2
hour later Jerry walks in with Stephen Stills. For the next 3 hours it was an incredible night
of music, I'll never forget it. He would usually play the song I posted above Now I See after
midnight.To hear it live was amazing. Many years later he was telling the story about 8:05.
His wife/ girlfriend ? at the time was living up here in Tacoma. They were splitting up. He was
driving across the Golden Gate Bridge and writing the song in his head. He looked down at his
watch and it was 8:05 hence the name. He was playing the local bars here on a weekly basis
up until he passed. Years ago I was able to buy his CD, Life is Like That at an event he was
playing. Now out of print. Great CD, The Now I See song is on that CD. For those that are not
familar with Moby Grape and Jerry, they were hugely influential to many of the great guitarists
and bands of the era. Every now and then 8:05 is played on one of the local FM stations I listen
too.

Another great John Mayall Song, That many have never heard
 

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