John Mayall, towering figure of the blues who blooded Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor – obituary

• John Mayall, who has died aged 90, played a major role in bringing the blues music of the black ghettos to white America, by way of Manchester and London; however, his fame was eclipsed by that of his protégés, Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones, and Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.