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WEB Cheryl Gerber for The New York Times John Mayall, the pioneering British bandleader whose mid-1960s blues ensembles served as incubators for a generation of groundbreaking guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor, died on Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90.
The songs that John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers perform live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 17, 1984, concert at the Forum in Inglewood, California:
- Intro: "The Stumble"
- "Room to Move"
- "California"
- "Parchman Farm"
- "Chicago Line"
- "24 Hours"
- "Double Trouble"
- "Have You Heard"
- "Stormy Monday"
- "Key to the Highway"
- "Encore: "So Many Roads"
That's how the multi-instrumentalist John Mayall, one of the chief architects of the British blues revival of the 1960s, who died at 90, will be remembered.
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British Blues pioneer John Mayall performs with his band the Bluesbreakers in Munich, West Germany, on June 5, 1969.
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