What is John Mayall?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = John Mayall | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} | image = John Mayall - Fabrik Hamburg 2017 27.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | caption = Mayall performing in 2017 | background = solo_singer | alias = | birth_name = John Brumwell Mayall | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|11|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Macclesfield]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|7|22|1933|11|29|df=y}} | death_place = [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | instrument = Vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, organ, drums | genre = [[Blues rock]], [[harmonica blues]], [[British blues]], [[electric blues]] | occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer | years_active = 1956–2024 | label = [[Decca Records|Decca]], [[DJM Records|DJM]], [[ABC Records|ABC]], [[Eagle Records|Eagle]], [[Snapper Music|Snapper]], One-Way Records, [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[Silvertone Records (1980)|Silvertone]], [[GNP Crescendo Records|GNP Crescendo]] | associated_acts = [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]], [[Canned Heat]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[Keef Hartley Band]], [[Mark-Almond]], [[Pure Food and Drug Act (band)|Pure Food and Drug Act]] | website = {{url|http://www.johnmayall.com}} }} '''John Brumwell Mayall''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (29 November 1933 &ndash; 22 July 2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prideofmanchester.com/music/Johnmayall.htm| accessdate=15 June 2013 |title=Pride of Manchester's guide to John Mayall}}</ref> was an [[English people|English]] [[blues]] singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over fifty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]], a band which has included some of the most famous blues and [[blues rock]] musicians. In April 20