John Mayall, the British blues musician whose band was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died aged 90.
Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s.
His father also played guitar and banjo, and his records of boogie-woogie piano captivated his teenage son.
Mayall was often called the "father of British blues" but when he moved to London in 1962 he aimed to soak up the blues scene led by Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies.
In 2008, Mayall announced that he was permanently retiring the Bluesbreaker name, and in 2013 he was leading the John Mayall Band.

John Mayall: 'Father of British blues' dies aged 90